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Description: | Sherd from the neck of a salt glazed stoneware vessel, probably a jug, with part of a stylised face embossed on it. This sherd dates from the post-medieval period (1600-1750) and comes from a style of stoneware vessels known as Bellamine Jugs. The fabric is of a very hard fired stoneware with frequent small rounded and sub-angular quartz inclusions. The fabric colour is mid-purple grey colour. The inner surface of the sherd is a light grey cream colour and the outer surface, which has been glazed, is a mid brown-grey mottled colour. The outer glazed surface is pitted which would indicate a salt glaze (also known as Orange peal glaze). The decoration on the outer face is either embossed or applied and is known as a head or mask. In style it shows; two exaggerated eyes with large heavy brows and slight bags beneath, an elongated nose, a partial bearded mouth and long hair at the side of the head. From the internal circumference of the sherd a diameter of the neck of the jug can be estimated; this would be approximately 4cm. This style of jug was originally used to import alcohol / spirits from the continent (Germany and the low countries) and is named after Cardinal Bellarmine (1542-1621). However, the style of jug was copied and used throughout the post medieval period. The sherd measures 43.2mm length, 40.7mm width, and is 9mm thick. It weighs 18.14 grams. | Subjects: | Bellamine Jugs | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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