Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
purchased, collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1965, K1210
Public Access Text
Germans were decorating their vessels with faces as early as 800 to 900 BCE. Made in great numbers from fifteenth century onwards, they were called ‘Bartmannkrug’. Production of bellarmines continued until the nineteenth century.
Primary Maker
Place
Date
17th Century
Technique
Period
Media
Measurement Description
height 225 x diameter 150 mm
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
02 Feb 2023
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