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LOT 0977
Byzantine Glazed Sgraffito-Ware Shipwreck Bowl
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (562 grams, 22 cm).
With glazed upper face and basal ring, incised geometric motif of a cross crosslet with interstitial radiating spurs, with signs of sea encrustations.
Provenance
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.L.2000.77.1.
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