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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

13th century to 14th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylindrical with flanged lip turning sharply in at the bottom to the stem which has two knops before spreading out at the foot. Decoration inside consists of a circle filled with scale pattern and surrounded by friezes of spirals and chevrons. Dabs of green and brown are applied inside and out.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with incised decoration
Brief description
Goblet of earthenware covered with a white slip and with incised decoration enhanced with splashes of yellow and green. Cyprus, 13th or 14th century.
Physical description
Cylindrical with flanged lip turning sharply in at the bottom to the stem which has two knops before spreading out at the foot. Decoration inside consists of a circle filled with scale pattern and surrounded by friezes of spirals and chevrons. Dabs of green and brown are applied inside and out.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register height: 14.6cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mrs Laureston Scott
Object history
Said to have been found in Cyprus and was bought in Cyprus.
Collection
Accession number
C.28-1936

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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