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LOT 0986
Byzantine Glazed Sgraffito-Ware Shipwreck Bowl
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (504 grams, 22 cm).
Shallow bowl with glazed upper face and basal ring, reserved geometric design of roundels and lozenges, 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.1994.306.
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