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Of amphora form, decorated in underglaze blue to both sides with an elaborate building in a landscape, inscribed to one side 'COND. SA. EL.' and 'ONATE' to the other, flanked by strap handles painted with scrolling foliage and with gaping mask terminals
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high
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For a Talavera jar of similar form dated 1625-50 in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, see Accession No. 1983.469.2. For a condiment dish decorated with a similar subject matter, see A. Ray, Spanish Pottery 1248-1898, New York, 2000, p. 188, pl. 347.

The inscription Oñate may refer to the Basque town of Oñati. Medieval buildings in the town bear a similarity to those painted on this jar, including the former University of Oñati, one of the oldest university buildings on the Iberian peninsula.

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