Italian, probably 15th century

carved with a man carrying a bowl, a man carrying an animal, a man with an ass's bone, a man seated holding a sword and palm? with a bird by his side, four grotesque masks and the rim carved with two snakes

There is overall surface dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There are two hairline cracks, one running from the rim to the interior and down onto the man holding the ass's jaw, and the other running along the rim and down into the man seated. There are numerous abrasions and damages consistent with age.
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