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Ovoid jar with ornamental borders and flower sprays
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Ovoid jar with ornamental borders and flower sprays

anonymous · c. 1550 - c. 1600 · turning; vitrification; paint; slibtechniek; fired; stoneware; glaze

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Egg-shaped stoneware pot with a narrow neck and a round rim, covered with a greyed white slip and brown under the glaze. On the body twice a band with a wavy line. On the shoulder a band with flower branches. The neck also has a band with a wavy line. The underside is unglazed. Glaze peeling in some places. Cizhou.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
pot
Credit lineOvoid jar with ornamental borders and flower sprays. c. 1550 - c. 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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