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Title: Pierides Foundation Museum: Bowl
Start date: 1200
End date: 1299
Historical Period: Late Byzantine Period
Description: 

Bowl. Coarse off-white fabric. Low ring-shaped base. Carinated form, vertical rim at an angle with the body. A layer of red slip covers the vase externally, while inside the slip is white, The decoration inside th vase is engraved: oblique rays surround a medallion in the well; within the medallion, bands form two triangular motifs with oversimplified semi-palmettes against an imbricated background. Below the lips is a narrow border with tangential spirals. The sgraffito pattern is enhanced with splashes of brownish-yellow paint. The glaze is browhish-yellow on the upper outside part and yellow inside.

Chronological details: late 13th century

Size: Height: 9 cm, rim diameter: 15 cm, base diameter: 8 cm
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: pots (containers)
Material and technique: glazing (coating process)
sgraffito (technique)
Data provider: Open University of Cyprus  
License: All rights reserved
Rights holder: Pierides Foundation Museum  
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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