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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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LOT 0986

Byzantine Glazed Sgraffito-Ware Shipwreck Bowl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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