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What clearer indication could there be that the English potters enjoyed their work than the comical faces that enliven these jugs? Such pieces have been excavated across Britain—in East Anglia, London, and Lincoln—but were also sent in large numbers to Norway.
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Title: Face Jug
Date: 14th century
Culture: British
Medium: Earthenware, green glaze
Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 1 11/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8 × 4.3 × 6.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 2012
Object Number: 2012.114
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