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Bowl: C.336-1991

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Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Slip-coated earthenware with incised decoration painted in green and dark yellow under lead-glaze

Buff earthenware, thrown, the interior and the upper part of the exterior coated with cream slip, incised, painted in green and dark yellow, and lead-glazed. Three spur marks in the middle. Circular with carinated sides which slop inwards towards the rim, standing on a high footring. Decorated in the centre with a crossed circle with a spiral above within a circle of radiating strokes between pairs of concentric circles. On the sides there is a continuous row of rather pointed scallops between pairs of horizontal bands. There is a green splodge between two yellow in the centre, and alternate splodges over the sides. The exterior glaze appears yellowish dark brown.

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: 8.4 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

Decoration composed of slip ( cream)
Glaze composed of lead-glaze
Rim Diameter 15.2 cm
Decoation

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Buff earthenware, thrown, the interior and the upper part of the exterior coated with cream slip, incised, painted in green and dark yellow, and lead-glazed
Slip-coated

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.336-1991
Primary reference Number: 23614
Old object number: EURCER/489

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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