About this jug
Location:
Noordoostpolder
Netherlands
Long/Lat:
52.707453, 5.771695
Notes:
The bartmann jug was found in the Noordoostpolder. The exact location is not known. Before the closure of the Afsluitdijk in 1932, this area was an inland sea called the Zuiderzee.
Many ships sank, but were preserved in the soft soil. Since the construction of the Flevoland polders in the mid-20th century, more than 400 shipwrecks have been discovered and investigated. The large number of shipwrecks in the soil makes Flevoland the largest “dry” ship graveyard in the world.
Feature description: Almost complete Bartmann jug (Westerwald-Frechen) with sausage handle and decorated with a mask and a medallion. The glaze is mottled and has traces of cobalt.
Custody: Museum
Custody Data: Museum Batavialand, Provinciaal Archeologisch Depot Flevoland
