Goblet
13th century or 14th century (made)
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Hemispherical cup on a small spreading foot. Red earthenware body covered with a white slip and pale greenish glaze. The exterior decorated with a band of alternating trangular motifs in white slip on the clay ground. Decoration on the interior is carved through the slip and consists of a central checquerboard from which radiate six pointed lozenges containing a foliate motif between which are circular lozenges with spiky edges.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with incised decoration |
| Brief description | Red earthenware covered with a white slip and with incised decoration under a pale greenish glaze. Byzantine, 13th or 14th century. |
| Physical description | Hemispherical cup on a small spreading foot. Red earthenware body covered with a white slip and pale greenish glaze. The exterior decorated with a band of alternating trangular motifs in white slip on the clay ground. Decoration on the interior is carved through the slip and consists of a central checquerboard from which radiate six pointed lozenges containing a foliate motif between which are circular lozenges with spiky edges. |
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| Credit line | Bought |
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| Accession number | C.130-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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