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Figure 168: Temperantia Dish, relief-decorated display pewter, by Francois Briot, 16th century. In the Louvre, Paris. Diameter 45 cm.

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Temperantia Dish

pewter by Briot

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relief pewter

In metalwork: 16th century to modern
…most famous piece is the Temperantia Dish, which takes its name from the allegorical figure of Temperance or Temperantia that appears in the centre of it. It dates from 1585–90.
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