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

Fragment

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

Decorated on the outside with five ovals, filled with scribbled strokes, above which runs a zig-zag line.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with incised decoration
Brief description
Light red earthenware covered with a white slip and with incised decoration enhanced with splashes of green and yellow. Found in Thessalonica. Byzantine (probably Thessalonica), 13th to 14th century.
Physical description
Decorated on the outside with five ovals, filled with scribbled strokes, above which runs a zig-zag line.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register height: 10.8cm
  • Taken from register diameter: 9.8cm
Style
Credit line
Bought
Production
Found in Thessalonica
Collection
Accession number
C.180-1930

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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