Pear-Shaped Bottle with Abstract, Spiraling Decor
16th century
Dimensions
H. 31.6 x Diam. 16.4 cm (12 7/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Provenance
[R-L Sneider Inc., New York, (by 1999)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.
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