Jug with masks and stylized foliate ornamentation, Can of stoneware on high feet with an egg-shaped belly and a narrow neck with pinched spout The C-shaped ear is attached to the neck and shoulder. A few incised lines on the foot and neck. Partially covered with cobalt blue and manganese purple. On the neck a relief decoration with a printed, imposed mask of a beard man or a lion. The front of the belly with concentric circles of floral vines and a flower rosette. An empty medallion around the handle. The sides with a vertical line of small masks with triangular leaf motifs on either side
Jug with masks and stylized foliate ornamentation, Can of stoneware on high feet with an egg-shaped belly and a narrow neck with pinched spout The C-shaped ear is attached to the neck and shoulder. A few incised lines on the foot and neck. Partially covered with cobalt blue and manganese purple. On the neck a relief decoration with a printed, imposed mask of a beard man or a lion. The front of the belly with concentric circles of floral vines and a flower rosette. An empty medallion around the handle. The sides with a vertical line of small masks with triangular leaf motifs on either side. Westerwald., anonymous, Westerwald, c. 1650 - c. 1699, stoneware, glaze, cobalt (mineral), manganese oxide, vitrification, h cm d cm d cm d cm w cm
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