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Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
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.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Height: 6.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
15th Century#
Circa
1300
CE
-
1500
CE
Probably from Cyprus
Parts
composed of
slip
( cream)
Glaze
composed of
lead-glaze
Paint
composed of
copper-green
Rim
Diameter 13.2 cm
Decoation
Decoration
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
Accession number: C.332-1991
Primary reference Number: 22506
Old object number: EURCER/434
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/22506 Accessed: 2024-11-04 18:13:09
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/22506
|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-04 18:13:09|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-22506
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<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa8/C_332_1991_281_29.jpg"
alt="Bowl"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bowl</figcaption>
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