Metadata: Jug
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Unknown maker
- Raeren pottery, (?) | Ceramicist
- Title:
- Jug
- Date:
- Creation: 1584
- Inventory Number:
- 1933-S/001
- Collection:
- Ceramics
- Domain:
- Ceramics
- Designation:
- Jug
- Iconography:
- Suite de scènes
- Biblical scene
- Woman
- Man
- Material | Technique:
- Stoneware, glazed
- Measurements:
- H x L x P: 20.7 x 14.1 x 11 cm
- Inscription(s):
- Inscription (DIT•IS•DIE•SCHONE•HEISTORIA•VAN•SVISANNA•INT•KOKTE•EIT•GESCHNEIDEN*I*5*84•E•P•E•K)
- Description:
- Renaissance decoration. Cylindrical body. Vertical grooves on the shoulder, neck and above the foot. Arched handle. Faces alternating with flowers on the neck. Scenes depicting the story of Susanna on the body. In particular, two old men watch Susanna taking a bath and make advances towards her. Susanna refuses their advances and, in revenge, the old men accuse her of adultery. The prophet Daniel proves her innocence and condemns the old men. Inscriptions: ‘DIT•IS•DIE•SCHONE•HEISTORIA•VAN•SVISANNA•INT•KOKTE•EIT•GESCHNEIDEN*I*5*84•E•P•E•K’ Brown glaze. Pedestal base.
- Geographical Reference:
- Find spot: Luxembourg | Luxembourg City
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- Archaeological excavation
- Copyright:
-
Work:
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA)
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Loris Pompignoli
- Metadata last updated on:
- 09.12.2025
