http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14008/24113
Title: | Pierides Foundation Museum: Bowl | Start date: | 1400 | End date: | 1424 | Historical Period: | Late Byzantine Period | Description: | Bowl. Fine-grained reddish buff fabric. Raised conical base with wide ring. Carinated form, high vertical rim with everted lip. A coat of white slip covers the bowlinside and out. Inside the bowl, the circular field is adorned with a knight, slightly turned to his left, brandishing a shield and a sword. Below the rim is a narrow band with a zigzag row of leaves. On the outside, the straight walls of the rim are decorated with a wide border enclosing a double-braid motif with small rosettes in the loops. The incised-sgraffito decoration is livened up with splashes of brownish-yellow and green paint. A bright yellowish glazing covers both the interior and exterior surfaces of the vase, which is a product of the Lapithos pottery workshops. Chronological details: early 15th century |
Size: | Height: 9.5 cm, rim diameter: 13 cm, base diameter: 7.7 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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