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Holy water stoup in the shape an angel's head
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Holy water stoup in the shape an angel's head

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1799 · vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral)

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

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Stoneware holy water font, the basin modeled in the form of an angel's head. Decorated in cobalt blue. The backplate with a relief of a stamped and applied decoration of the inscription 'MRA' and a flower rosette in a niche, surrounded by a cross and leafy tendrils. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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holy water stoup
Credit lineHoly water stoup in the shape an angel's head. c. 1750 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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