Dish depicting The Death of Saul
Object type: Dish
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Florence
Artist: Medici Porcelain Manufactory|Sebald Beham
Artist bio: Italian, Florence, ca. 1575–ca. 1587|German, Nuremberg 1500–1550 Frankfurt
Artist role: Manufactory|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|German
Date: ca. 1575–80
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue
Dimensions: Overall, irregular diameter (confirmed): 2 1/4 × 13 3/16 × 13 1/8 in. (5.7 × 33.5 × 33.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1941
Accession year: 1941
Tags: Swords|Kings|Coat of Arms