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Bowl: C.331-1991

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Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Cypriot pottery (Probably)

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Description

Pinkish-buff earthenware, thrown, coated with cream slip on the interior and upper part of the exterior, the interior painted in green under lead-glaze. Circular with deep curved sides, contracting slightly at the top, standing on a footring. The interior is decorated with a rectangle with incurved sides, containing an S or G. A green band round the inner edge of the rim.

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: 7.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Lapethos ⪼ Cyprus

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

Parts composed of slip ( cream)
Glaze composed of lead-glaze
Rim Diameter 13.4 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Pinkish-buff earthenware, thrown, coated with cream slip on the interior and upper part of the exterior, the interior painted in green under lead-glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular paper label printed '52' over a line over '7' in pencil

  • Text: 52/7
  • Location: Stuck on the inside near the rim
  • Method of creation: Printed and in pencil
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.331-1991
Primary reference Number: 22504
Old object number: EURCER/956
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 November 2014 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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