Dish with Metabus Throwing Camilla across the River Amasenus Dish with Metabus throwing Camilla over the Amasenus river; Round dish on a base of multi-colored majolica. Depicted is Metabus who throws Camilla over the Amasenus River; derived from the Aeneas of Virgil. On the left bank of the Amasenus; Metabus has a spear in his hands; to which Camilla is tied with a cloth. With this he reaches to the other bank; on which three women are standing. There is a river god in the water. On the back of the board the inscription: Methapo oltr Amasce // lancio Camilla // 1544; Metabus; Camilla's father; with the enemy almost upon him; throws the baby Camilla; lashed on his spear; over the river Amasenus and invokes Diana's help; anonymous; Urbino; 1544; earthenware; tin glaze; lead glaze; h 6.3 cm x d 28.1 cm