Bowl with incised decoration

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10th–13th century · Earthenware, tin-glazed and sgraffito · Medieval Art

Slipware vessels were widely produced in the Byzantine world for domestic use. Often, as here, the incised patterns were drawn from metalwork designs, suggesting that the ceramics were imitations of metalwork. The central interlace pattern on this work is also found in Byzantine manuscripts as a marker for readings in the Gospels.

Artist

Unknown

Date

10th–13th century

Medium

Earthenware, tin-glazed and sgraffito

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, in loving memory of her husband, Professor Maan Z. Madina, 2018