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Earthenware coated in a white slip, incised and splashed in three colours under a clear glaze
Brown earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip, incised and splashed with green, yellow and brown, covered with a clear glaze.
Shape: carinated, conical bowl with in-turned neck on a disc base
Interior: on the upper body, tear-drop shaped petals are incised through a white slip, while radiating from the base splashed brown, yellow or green pigment cover the entire surface. A clear, crazed glaze covers the surface except for spur marks, which may indicate the use of a tripod stacking device during firing.
Exterior: white slip covers the upper body unevenly.
Oscar Raphel Bequest
Height: 10.4 cm
Weight: 845 g
Width: 24 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.
10th Century
Circa
900
CE
-
999
CE
Interior
composed of
glaze
( clear)
pigment
( splashes of green, brown and yellow)
slip
( white)
Exterior Body
composed of
slip
( white, uneven, possibly residual from interior)
Rim
Diameter 22.5 cm
Base
Diameter 8.5 cm
Accession number: OC.160-1946
Primary reference Number: 77594
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77594 Accessed: 2024-11-05 19:55:02
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