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Jug with a mask and medallions
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Jug with a mask and medallions

anonymous · c. 1600 - c. 1699 · turning; vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral)

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

About this work

Stoneware jug on a high foot with an egg-shaped body and a narrow neck with a pinched spout. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck and foot. Partially covered in cobalt blue. On the belly, six rows of impressed and applied medallions with a flower rosette against a blue background. Under the spout on the neck, a modeled mask is applied. Westerwald.

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Credit lineJug with a mask and medallions. c. 1600 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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