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Potter: Unknown
Buff earthenware coated in a brown slip painted in white under, or over, a clear glaze
Shape: conical bowl with everted rim and a disc base
Interior: on the rim a dotted lunette pattern, while on the body cypress trees and birds with long necks are separated by contour panels containing peacocks’ eyes and dots. On the base another bird and further contour panels.
Exterior: groups of horizontal dashes are painted on the upper body. Glaze covers the surface but is uneven on the base.
History note: Formerly part of the Doucet collection
Oscar Raphael Bequest 1941, received 1946
Height: 6 cm
Weight: 323 g
Width: 18.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.
10th Century
Circa
900
CE
-
Circa
999
CE
Exterior Upper Body
composed of
slip
( white, used to paint decoration)
Rim
Diameter 18.4 cm
Base
Diameter 8 cm
Interior
brown
Slip
clear, crazed
Glaze
white, used to paint decoration
Slip
Earthenware
Throwing
: Buff earthenware coated in a brown slip painted in white under, or over, a clear glaze
Slip-coating
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: OC.140-1946
Primary reference Number: 77565
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/77565 Accessed: 2024-04-16 10:19:34
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University of Cambridge}}
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Accession Number: C.31-2013
Accession Number: E.277.1932
Accession Number: O.5-2017
Accession Number: E.132.1903
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