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Description: | An Early Post-Medieval (1550-1700) salt-glazed stoneware body sherd of a Cologne or Frechen ware 'Bartmann' or 'Bellarmine' bottle or jug. It is a fragment of elongated neck decorated to the front with a moulded medallion in the form of a bearded man. He has a long, narrow prominent nose with spherical mouldings to either side for the nostrils. To either side at the top is a U-shaped rib, representing the area beneath the eye, with a spherical moulding for the eye above on one side only - the other side is broken at this point. Further uneven raised areas surround the top of the eye, presumably representing the lid. 'Hair' hangs in curving vertical ribs to either side of the face whil below the nose is a horizontal line of short curving vertical ribs (moustache) and flatter angular rectangle below (mouth/ teeth). A flowing beard below this is represented by elongated leaf shapes with rounded ends and a raised vertical central rib.The external surface has a mottled brown salt-glaze and the internal surface is a light buff with patches of orange. To the reverse, along the broken edge of the neck, the underside of the medallion is visible with salt-glaze.Teresa Gilmore comments of WMID-0BE607 'These jugs were commonly used to import alcohol / spirits from the continent (Germany and the Low Countries) and the face is commonly thought to be associated with that of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino (1542-1621), who was a staunch opposer of Protestantism. The face has also been interpreted as that of a 'wild man' or bearded man of the popular European myths of the time. The faces were initially very well done but over time, throughout the 17th century, they become cruder in design'.Measures 82.28x50.86x(max)15.50mm and weighs 65.57g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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