A4147-21 Bowl, lead glazed earthenware / sgraffito decoration, Byzantine Period, Cyprus, 1300-1399

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Lead-glazed earthenware bowl made in Cyprus, 1300-1399, 1300 - 1399

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Bowl, lead glazed earthenware / sgraffito decoration, Byzantine Period, Cyprus, 1300-1399

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The bowl was made in the Byzantine period in Cyprus, 1300-1399.

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Bowl, lead glazed earthenware / sgraffito decoration, Byzantine Period, Cyprus, 1300-1399

Bowl with a narrow bevelled rim, tapering sides, a pronounced elbow and a flaring / upturned base. The bowl is made of coarse, buff-coloured clay. The exterior is coated with a white slip beneath a yellow glaze. The interior is decorated with a sgraffiato bird design on a field of clear green glaze over a white slip. A border of circles between pairs of parallel lines features beneath the lip. Splashes of yellow and green glaze cover the incised decoration.

Made: Cyprus; 1300 - 1399

Registration number

A4147-21

Production date

1300 - 1399

Height

85 mm

Diameter

170 mm

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Acquisition credit line

Purchased 1948

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