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Painted clay bowl: E.2.1990

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Painted clay bowl

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Description

Dish, with ring foot, painted ostrich and leaf decoration in white and red

Measurements and weight

Height: 6 cm
Width: 33 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1990)

Dating

6th Century
7th Century
501 AD - 700 AD

Materials used in production

Clay

Techniques used in production

Thrown

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.2.1990
Primary reference Number: 63353
Oldadmincategory: P

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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