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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in a turquoise glaze
Fritware, mould made and incised, coated in a turquoise glaze.
Shape: hollow figurine in the shape of a hawk with wings tucked on the back, sitting on four legs on a rectangular pedestal.
Decoration: the wings are covered with a moulded honeycomb pattern, while the facial features are incised using thick lines.
History note: Oscar Raphael
Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael
Height: 40.5 cm
Length: 29.5 cm
Weight: 3638 g
Width: 26.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.
12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa
1150
CE
-
Circa
1258
CE
Surface composed of glaze ( turquoise)
Moulding : Fritware, mould made and incised, coated in a turquoise glaze
Inscription present: hand written in pencil
Accession number: OC.165-1946
Primary reference Number: 77601
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) "Figurine" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77601 Accessed: 2024-11-05 12:46:21
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