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Bowl with medallions, floral scrolls and pseudo-inscriptions
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Bowl with medallions, floral scrolls and pseudo-inscriptions

anonymous · c. 1200 - c. 1220 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; glaze; earthenware; luster (textile); quartz

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bowl of quartz fritware decorated with script characters and floral motifs in luster on an opaque white tin-lead-alkali glaze background. On the base a medallion with floral vines and a 'spearhead-border'. Around it a band with pseudo-script. The inner wall with a band of floral vines interrupted by medallions. The inner rim with a band of script. On the outer wall a broad band with medallions, dots and vines.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
bowl
Credit lineBowl with medallions, floral scrolls and pseudo-inscriptions. c. 1200 - c. 1220. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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