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This magnifi cent example belies his report. The central scene wittily alludes to the dish’s function. It shows the biblical episode of the Gathering ogf Manna, when the Children of Israel miraculously receive food from Heaven. The scene is taken from an engraving by Bernard Salomon, dated 1554.","physicalDescription":"Dish, oval, moulded in relief with baroque panelling separated alternately by grotesque lion's masks and draped human heads. The central scene shows the biblical scene of the Gathering of Manna. 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