STUNNING BYZANTINE SGRAFFITO WARE PEDESTAL BOWL WITH SPIRALS - EX ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM COLLECTION

拍品描述

Ca. AD 1300 - 1400. A glazed ceramic pedestal bowl with a rounded body on a short cylindrical stem and spreading foot, the rim slightly everted. The exterior is decorated with a horizontal band of incised zigzags between ruled lines. The tondo with a sgraffito medallion with a hatched ground, framed by spirals and segmented panels, the design in dark slip with yellow and green washes. For similar see: The Benaki Museum, GE 13681. Size: 75mm x 95mm; Weight: 205g Provenance: Provenance: Property of a central London gallery; Ex collection of James Alfred Brew (1923 - 2008), collected in Cyprus during the 1960s. Thence by descent to Elaine Brew. Discovered in Elea. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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