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Jug with chip carving and masks
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Jug with chip carving and masks

anonymous · c. 1550 - c. 1599 · turning; vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); slibtechniek; fired; formed; kerven; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; engobe

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

About this work

Stoneware jug on a ring foot with a globular body and a wide neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck, belly, and foot. Covered with a brown engobe. The lower part of the belly features a sgraffito compartmental decoration and is separated from the shoulder with a band of profiles by a band with incised decoration. On the neck, in relief, a printed and applied band with masks and vines. Raeren.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with chip carving and masks. c. 1550 - c. 1599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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