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Title: Paphos District Archaelogical Museum: Plate MP 2577/4
Start date: 1100
End date: 1299
Historical Period: Middle Byzantine Period
Description: 

Plate. Reddish fabric. Low flaring base. Body with flaring form. The rim is simply formed by the edge of the sides. A coat of white slip covers the interior and adorns the exterior with tongues. The interior decoration is rendered with both fine and broad inscribed lines. In the centre is a medallion adornes with trefoils enclosed in ellipses and with pendant triangular motifs in between. The engraved pattern is enriched with browish -yellow paint. Light yellow glazing inside and in the upper part externally. Belongs to the ' Zeuxippos Ware' of Byzantine pottery.

Chronological details: late 12th-early 13th c. AD

Size: Height : 4.9 cm, diameter: 20.5
Place: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Cyprus  
Languages: No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium: ceramic (material)
Project: BYZART Project  
Fond: OUC Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation  
Physical type: plates (general, dishes)
Material and technique: sgraffito (technique)
glazing (coating process)
Data provider: Open University of Cyprus  
License: All rights reserved
Rights holder: Paphos District Archaelogical Museum  
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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