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[Taken from catalogue entry]
Stoneware globular jug; large; pewter lid-mount; cordoned foot-ring; cylindrical cordonned neck; applied neck frieze - grotesque roundel busts and double-headed eagles; body - 3 large applied oval medallions; (c), oval escutcheon, Coat of Arms - crescent, 3 roses, 2 roses and diagonal band containing 3 axes; (l) & (r) - shield, lion rampant, surmounted by bust of Rudolph II, Emperor of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia (1576-1612), surrounded by floral ornament, inscribed border framing; date; inscription.
Inscription:
+RUDOLPHES*II*D*G*ROM*IMPERAT* SEMP*AUG*GERMAN*HUNGAR*BOHEM
Production
Dates of Production: 1604
Raeren, Liege, Belgium
Materials
Earthenware- stone
Earthenware
Metal- pewter
Museological Details
Jug
British Museum
1855,1201.191
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