made in Deruta, Italy
This maiolica dish was made in Deruta in Italy between 1520 and 1560.
The dish is painted in polychrome with a donkey playing a lute. It is inscribed 'VOLETE VEDERE SI(I)LMO(N)DOEGVASTO LASINO SONA ILIVOTE PORTA ILBASTO', which translates as 'If you want to see how the world is in a state, the donkey plays the lute and carries the pack saddle'.
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