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Jug with concentric circles, roundels and masks
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Jug with concentric circles, roundels and masks

anonymous · c. 1630 - c. 1660 · turning; vitrification; blocked; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral); tin (metal)

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

About this work

Stoneware jug on a high foot with an egg-shaped body and a short, narrow neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Partially covered in cobalt blue. On the belly twice a medallion of concentric circles, consisting of printed and applied bands of rosettes in relief. In the center a rosette surrounded by six leaves and six medallions with incised lines. Around the first circle a band with stamped half rosettes. The front with a vertical band of sater masks in relief. The band cuts through two large leaf-shaped compartments with incised veins. Around the handle the same decoration, without the band with masks. Between the compartments winged rosettes with a triangle. The foot, neck and handle are mounted in a tin casing with a lid. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with concentric circles, roundels and masks. c. 1630 - c. 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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