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Jug with three scenes in medallions
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Jug with three scenes in medallions

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

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

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Stoneware jug on a flat foot with a globular body and a narrow neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profile on the neck and light turning marks on the body. On the body, in relief, three times a stamped and applied medallion. The left medallion with the Fall of Man; the middle one with Esther before Ahasuerus; and the fourth with an allegory of Love surrounded by four angel heads and the inscription 'D LEIFDE 1566'. A tin mount attached to the handle, the lid of which is missing. Siegburg.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJug with three scenes in medallions. c. 1570 - c. 1580. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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