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Catalog Number CAS 0389-0181   CAS 0389-0181; Jug / jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jug / jar
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. North Rhine-Westphalia
County
Other Geographic Data City: Frechen
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early to mid-1600s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Clay
Description Small Bellarmine or 'Bartmann' jug with narrow base, bulbous mid-section, and tall narrow neck; Heavy handle is attached just below rim and at base of neck; Exterior is roughly textured and decorated with modeled and incised face of a bearded man on the neck of the jug and a rampant lion - the motif of the Dukes of Julich, the rulers of Frechen - on the side, all glazed a mottled brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.9, Rim Diam = 4.0, Max Diam = 13.2