A man eating from a gold jar. Gouache painting.

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726606i
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A man eating from a gold jar. Gouache painting. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The lettering presumably means that this man tastes food to test for poisons before it goes to a king or emperor

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1 painting : gouache, with gold ; sheet 14 x 10 cm

Lettering

Celuy qui goutte au[x] viandes devant le grand seigneur

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Wellcome Collection 726606i

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