Bowl

Unknown10th century

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The bowl has steep sides and an undecorated exterior.
The interior is covered with white with incised decoration: a ring of egg pattern; tondo: bird facing right (hooked bill - falcon?) within a ring of chevrons. Surrounded by a ring of small crescents.

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Details

Title: Bowl
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 10th century
Location Created: Byzantine Empire
Physical Dimensions: 7.5 × 20.1 cm (2 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Type: Bowl
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Terracotta
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 78.AE.406
Culture: Byzantine
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Malcolm Wiener
Creator Display Name: Unknown
Classification: Vessels (Containers)

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