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Jug with medallions, foliate scrolls and chip carving
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Stoneware jug on a ring foot with a globular body and a wide neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck, belly, and foot. Covered with a brown engobe. The lower part of the belly is divided into compartments. On the shoulder, sgraffito decorative bands and a wider band with incised decoration. The neck features, in relief, a printed and applied band with portraits or masks in medallions, interrupted by leafy vines. Raeren.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineJug with medallions, foliate scrolls and chip carving. c. 1550 - c. 1599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.