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Majolica or tin-glazed earthenware albare1li
These items all come from the same area on the site, close to where the earthenware oinunentjars were found, and
they are almost certainly from the surgeon's chest Analysis of the material in one of the albarel/o revealed that it was red mercuric oxide, a chemical commonly associated with 17th-century medicine and used as a topical antiseptic, particularly for ulcers (Woodall, 1617). The body of the albarelli is yellowish-buff, and the decoration, in blue, omnge, yellow and green, is painted over a white tin-glaze. This material is typical of Netherlands majolica of the early part of the 17th century.
BAT 2326
BAT 2331
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BLUE YELLOW
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IIlIIIIl ORANGE GREEN
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