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Fragment of a tankard (schnelle) with scenes from the Prodical Son
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Fragment of a tankard (schnelle) with scenes from the Prodical Son

anonymous · c. 1570 - c. 1580 · turning; vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze

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

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Fragment of a stoneware jug (schnelle) with a cylindrical, tapering body. The handle and rim are missing. Profiles above the foot. On the body, in relief, three times a printed and applied elongated panel depicting the Prodigal Son. Siegburg.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineFragment of a tankard (schnelle) with scenes from the Prodical Son. c. 1570 - c. 1580. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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