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Title: | Pierides Foundation Museum: Bowl | Start date: | 1300 | End date: | 1399 | Historical Period: | Late Byzantine Period | Description: | Bowl. Light pink fabric. Low ring-shaped base; carinated form and slightlyinverted vertical rim forming an angle with the body. A reddish slip covers the upper part of the external surface; the sgraffito decoration inside is engraved through a coat of white slip; a female figure is depictedin a frontal position, with arms outstreched. She wears a long dress, a long veil, and a wide belt, and holds, an unidentifiable object in her left hand, possibly a goblet or a fan. A stylized coat-of -arms to her left and small rosettes to her right adotn the field. Below the lip is a narrow band with tangential circles. Splashes of a brownidh-yellow and green paint enirich the decoration. The inside of the vase as well as the upper part of the outside are covered by a glaze with a greenish hue. |
Size: | Height: 8 cm, rim diameter: 14.5 cm, base diameter: 7.5 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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