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The applied relief-moulded features, notably the portrait bust of a prince or aristocrat and the bunches of cherries, enhance the effect still further. Such work is traditionally ascribed to the Saxon town of  Annaberg which lies in the mineral-rich Ore Mountain Range region (Erzgebirge). However, ceramic finds from excavations in  Dippoldiswalde, about 80km. north-east of Annaberg, have now called into question this attribution.","physicalDescription":"Pear-shaped tankard of salt-glazed orangey-buff stoneware with applied relief decoration under an overall dark brown slip.  Moulded decoration includes a mouth ring, a portrait bust of a prince or aristocrat with military sash and stylised bunches of cherries with leaves. There are diagonal bands of incised hatching, rows of stamped circles and areas of the surface of the tankard are also impressed with a scale pattern. These decorative features are painted with yellow, blue, white, red and green enamels and gilded. The pewter mounts consist of a foot-ring and lod with small spherical thumbpiece knob. The lid is engraved with the monogram 'HMS' and date 1681 and there are three stamped pewterer's marks for Gottfried Fälber of the Saxon town of Pirna. 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