Accession No
1923.712
Description
Incomplete Bellarmine jug of brown salt-glazed stoneware. Simple, upright rim; long, narrow, upright neck; biconical body; concave, ribbed pedestal base. A flat strap handle runs from below rim to body. Neck bearing a moulded bearded face at base; body decorated with stamped foliage and floral patterns and roundels of bearded man in profile. Multiple indentations on body; part of rim and neck broken off and missing; handle reconstructed.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Late Medieval
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.712
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
275mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bellarmine, mottled brown glaze, neck broken, bearing a well moulded face, ornamented band of ?mermaids and foliage round centre, human head medallions on body
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Incomplete Bellarmine jug of brown salt-glazed stoneware. Simple, upright rim; long, narrow, upright neck; biconical body; concave, ribbed pedestal base. A flat strap handle runs from below rim to body. Neck bearing a moulded bearded face at base; body decorated with stamped foliage and floral patterns and roundels of bearded man in profile. Multiple indentations on body; part of rim and neck broken off and missing; handle reconstructed.
Event Date 29/2/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:49734
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