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Jug with the Spies of Canaan
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Jug with the Spies of Canaan

anonymous · c. 1647 - c. 1660 · 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.

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Jug of stoneware on a ring foot with a globular belly and narrow neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck. Partially covered with cobalt blue. On the shoulder, an incised line with above it a band with stamped stars with a flower against a blue background. The belly with three printed and applied medallions in relief, the middle one flanked by crowned lions. In the medallions a representation of the Spies of Canaan with the inscription '1647'. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with the Spies of Canaan. c. 1647 - c. 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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