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Bowl: C.332-1991

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Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Reddish-buff earthenware, thrown, coated with cream slip on the interior and the upper part of the exterior, incised, and painted in copper-green under lead-glaze. Circular with deep sloping sides, and curved bottom, standing on a footring. Decorated inside with an incised five pointed figure with a double circle in the centre crossed by a line with a series of scallops above and below. Over this is painted a broad green four-pointed figure with 'VI' in the middle. Below the rim there is an incised band of continuous scallops between pairs of horizontal incised bands. There is a green band on the rim and a zig-zag band on the exterior.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

14th Century
15th Century
Circa 1300 CE - 1500 CE

Note

Probably from Cyprus

School or Style

Byzantine

Components of the work

Parts composed of slip ( cream)
Glaze composed of lead-glaze
Paint composed of copper-green
Rim Diameter 13.2 cm
Decoation
Decoration

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Reddish-buff earthenware, thrown, coated with cream slip on the interior and the upper part of the exterior, incised, and painted in copper-green under lead-glaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.332-1991
Primary reference Number: 22506
Old object number: EURCER/434

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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