No matter whether or not we are actually looking at an extinct variety here, I found this article on an archeobotanist approach fascinating: https://www.atlasob

No matter whether or not we are actually looking at an extinct variety here, I found this article on an archeobotanist approach fascinating: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fruit-in-renaissance-art https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fruit-in-renaissance-a... Essentially they look at old paintings for unknown fruit varieties and then try to find plants or seeds from the same area that still have those features and try to match paintings to fruits.