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Fragment of a jug with a portrait of Christan II, Elector of Saxony
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Fragment of a jug with a portrait of Christan II, Elector of Saxony

anonymous · c. 1590 - c. 1620 · turning; vitrification; blocked; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral)

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Fragment of a stoneware jug on a ring foot with a spherical body. Neck and handle missing. Partially covered with cobalt blue. On the belly in relief a printed and applied medallion with a portrait of Christian II, Elector of Saxony, with border inscription 'CHRISTIANVS II DVX SAXONIAE ETC SEPTEMVIRATVS CAES'. The medallion is surrounded by engraved vines with stamped flowers. Raeren.

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Credit lineFragment of a jug with a portrait of Christan II, Elector of Saxony. c. 1590 - c. 1620. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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