Lot 4 | A GERMAN STONEWARE BELLARMINE JUG CIRCA 1613
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height 7 1/2 in. (18.4cm)
of compressed ovoid form, molded on the neck with a typical bearded mask above an oval coat of arms on the front of the body. Handle and small area of rim restored.
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Recovered in 1976 from the wreck of the Witte Leeuw
NOTE
The Dutch East India Company ship Witte Leeuw (White Lion) was sunk in a battle with two Portuguese merchant ships in Jamestown Bay off the west coast of Africa in 1613. The wreck, which included large quantities of Chinese porcelain, was excavated in 1976. For a detailed discussion of the wares recovered, see C. L. van der Pijl-Ketel, ed., The Ceramic Load of the Witte-Leeuw (1613). A large group of the recovered wares is now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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