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Tankard (schnelle) with scenes from the life of Lazarus
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Tankard (schnelle) with scenes from the life of Lazarus

c. 1567 - c. 1590 · turning; vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; tin (metal)

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Stoneware jug (schnelle) with a cylindrical, tapering body and C-shaped handle. Profiles under the rim and above the foot. On the body, in relief, three times a stamped and applied, elongated panel containing scenes from the life of Lazarus. Some inscriptions on the jug: top left 'LASERVS IN ABREHAMS SCHVSS', in the middle panel the date '1567', the right panel with 'RICHEN MAN LVCE XV' and 'LASERVS'. Attached to the handle, a tin mount with a lid. The inside of the lid with an illegible mark. Siegburg.

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jugschnelle
Credit lineTankard (schnelle) with scenes from the life of Lazarus. c. 1567 - c. 1590. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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