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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware coated in a white glaze painted in lustre
Pinkish earthenware, mould made, coated in a white glaze painted in brown lustre
Shape: hemispherical bowl with lobbed rim, sits on a low foot ring
Interior: radiating from a central roundel containing a crow like bird, five oval medallions containing a different type of bird with ribbon attached to its head.
Exterior: painted in lustre on a white glaze, on a background of dots and dashes, three medallions containing a circle with wavey lines. A potter’s signature is painted in lustre on the underside of the foot ring.
History note: Eumorfopoulos Collections, purchased at Sotheby's sale 5th June 1940
Oscar Raphel Bequest
Height: 5.6 cm
Weight: 135 g
Width: 12.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.
10th Century
Circa
900
CE
-
Circa
999
CE
Rim
Diameter 12.6 cm
Base
Diameter 4.1 cm
lustre
Oxide colours
opaque white
Glaze
Earthenware
Moulding
: Pinkish earthenware, mould made, coated in a white glaze painted in brown lustre
Painting overglaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: hand painted onto the glaze
Inscription present: small circular paper label
Accession number: OC.172-1946
Primary reference Number: 77611
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/77611 Accessed: 2024-12-22 20:51:32
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