Uncolored ceramic piggy bank
Salvadanaio in ceramica acroma, dal pozzo di butto della casa del rettore
Undecorated ceramic moneybox, dating to the second half of the 14th century AD, found inside the refuse pit of the Rector's house during excavations carried out at Santa Maria della Scala by the University of Siena. In the 14th century, the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala was in a period of full operation providing care and assistance to the needy; it had become a fully organized reception facility, in which residents were admitted and divided into sections according to sex and level of poverty. The female sector consisted of the pilgrims' dormitory, a convent, and a series of rooms and spaces used for raising orphans; the male sector, on the other hand, included two pilgrims' dormitories, the strangers' room, the poor people's room and the prior's room. Various objects, clothing, furniture and household goods were stowed in the “guardarobba”, warehouses located on the level below Piazza del Duomo.
Undecorated ceramic moneybox, dating to the second half of the 14th century AD, found inside the refuse pit of the Rector's house during excavations carried out at Santa Maria della Scala by the University of Siena. In the 14th century, the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala was in a period of full operation providing care and assistance to the needy; it had become a fully organized reception facility, in which residents were admitted and divided into sections according to sex and level of poverty. The female sector consisted of the pilgrims' dormitory, a convent, and a series of rooms and spaces used for raising orphans; the male sector, on the other hand, included two pilgrims' dormitories, the strangers' room, the poor people's room and the prior's room. Various objects, clothing, furniture and household goods were stowed in the “guardarobba”, warehouses located on the level below Piazza del Duomo.
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The fresco by Priamo della Quercia located in the Pellegrinaio hall, in the fourth bay on the right, depicts the Blessed Agostino Novello presenting the Augustinian habit to the Rector. Among the figures, the emperor John VIII Palaiologos can be recognized.
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The fresco in the fifth bay on the right, located in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicts Eugene IV handing a parchment to Carlo d'Agnolino Bartoli. In the background, Eastern and African figures can be seen.
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