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This earthenware jug is from Bothwell Castle in Lanarkshire. It dates from the 14th or 15th century.

The restored jug is squat with a tubular spout, and strap handle. The jug has been glazed olive-green.

Situated on the Clyde, Bothwell Castle was probably built in the second half of the 13th century and was an important fortress during the Wars of Independence. It has been called 'probably the greatest ruin of its kind in Scotland'.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-857-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEC 41
• Date: 14th or 15th century
  
• Material: Pottery; olive green glaze; restored
  
• Dimensions: 216 mm H; 19 mm D (rim); 178 mm max D
  
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• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Bothwell Castle
  
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• Description: Restored squat jug with a tubular spout, strap handle and rounded rim, with applied daubs on the spout representing a degenerate beast head, from Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, 1937 - 1938
  
• References:
  • Keay, J. & Keay J. (ed). Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: Collins, 1994 p 93 
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