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Tankard (schnelle) with King Arthur and Constantine the Great
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Tankard (schnelle) with King Arthur and Constantine the Great

anonymous · c. 1588 - c. 1600 · turning; vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze

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Stoneware jug (schnelle) with a cylindrical, tapering body and C-shaped handle. Profiles below the rim and above the foot. On the body, in relief, three times a stamped and applied, elongated panel with in the center a representation of King Arthur with the inscription 'CVNNIG ARTVS 1588'. The other two panels with Emperor Constantine and the inscription 'KEISER CONSTANTIN'. Above each panel a mask with scrollwork and at the bottom a coat of arms. Siegburg.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jugschnelle
Credit lineTankard (schnelle) with King Arthur and Constantine the Great. c. 1588 - c. 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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