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MEASURES:

Height: 13,58 inch ; Width: 7,68 inch ; Depth: 1,18 inch ; Weight: 7,24 lbs

CONDITIONS:

Good general conditions, we are talking about a very ancient object from the 1500s. Some flaws on the enamel and some cracks and small flaws on the edges, as is normal for such an ancient object, see the photos carefully.

Item description:

A very hard, thick and heavy terracotta brick from the 1500s frescoed with a heraldic coat of arms, hand painted with the fresco technique, that is, first the tile was smoothed with plaster, Bologna chalk and rabbit glue, then painted with tempera colors. The coat of arms depicted can be traced back to the Mirasole Abbey near Milan. Usually this type of coat of arms is attached to the wall of the oldest abbeys, fortresses or noble castles, it is extremely rare to find a coat of arms of this kind in these conditions, relatively good considering how old it is and that it is essentially made of plaster, a very delicate material.

Useful information for evaluating the object:

The Mirasole Abbey was a grange, or a group of houses around the abbey near Milan, this abbey is one of the first in the city, its coat of arms is a large sun with 8 waving rays and 8 sharp rays spaced out, the sun represents the various phases of the working day, while the half moon is the symbol of sowing, tides and births. The sword between the two, however, is the symbol of warrior activity, or defense from the constant threat of aggressors. For this reason we are probably talking about a tile with the heraldic coat of arms of a castle built near the abbey, in defense of the same, made on commission for some noble Milanese house of the time.

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