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This document provides a description of a 16th century tin-glazed earthenware dish from Urbino, Italy depicting "The Contest between the Muses and the Pierides". The dish depicts the nine daughters of Pierus challenging the Muses to a singing contest, with gods and goddesses serving as judges. The source material was an engraving by Giovanni Giacomo Caraglio after a painting by Rosso Fiorentino. Scholars have debated the identity of the painter of this specific dish, with suggestions including Camillo Gatti

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