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Cordoojugs
Thisgroup consists ofa numberoflarge, spheroidjugs with acordon neck. Thejugs have an ornate, moulded handle
and no foot-rim. In general, the neck consists of an uneverted mouth with a single incised groove above the cordons. The cordons, usually single but sometimes double, are flanked by one or more cobalt-blue bands. On the shoulder of the jug is another incised groove, above which is generally a frieze of incised or stamped floral motifs. On the main body of the jug are a series of sprigged medallions. The jugs arc relatively thin-walled and fmely-potted.
Interestingly, no exact parallel has been found for these cordon jugs. Most authors attribute this type of ware to Westerwald (an area north-eastofKoblenz). Similarjugs are illustrated in von Bock (1966: No. 186); von Bock (1971: Section 9: Steinzeug aus dem Westerwald, (7). Grosse Kugelbauchkrilge); and Hurs~ Neal and Beuningen (1986: Fig. 90.270). Several medallions in the Trichterhals/crug (von Bock, 1971: Nos 394 and 395) from Westerwald resemble the floral medallions.
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Fragments of at least three sprigged medallions showing the represenlJltion of Hope, bear- ing her symbol, the anchor. The medallion is ornate and almost identical to the medallion on thePulle in von Bock (1971: No.182), from Seigburg, dated to about 1566. Itwould be unusual tofmdthreemedallionsofthistypeononejug,sopossiblytheycomefrom threeseparatejugs. The incised line and stamped band of decoration above the medallion indicate that the jug is of the cordon type, rather than the slighUy different form shown in von Bock, which lacks the complex cordon and cobalt-blue on the neck. The shape is similar to the globular jugs (kuge/- bauchkanne) from Westerwald (von Bock, 1971: No. 567).
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