Jug

This jug (shown on the left in the photograph) was discovered in a medieval rubbish pit in Exeter. The fine white clay and multi-coloured decoration show it was made in Saintinge, South West France, and it would have looked very different to the red clay jugs made locally. It is decorated with lines surrounding two central panels, and a man’s face made from clay is applied to the rim.
The Exeter: a Place in Time (EAPIT) project has recently carried out research on medieval French pottery from Exeter.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
300/1988/1446
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Exeter archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
Material
potterySaintonge polychrome
Common Name
jug
Simple Name
jug
Period Classification
Early Medieval (1200-1400)
Production Town
Saintonge
Production Country
SW France
Production Year Low
1300

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Saintonge polychrome jug