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Decorated dish

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Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization

Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization
Athens, Greece

Dish of brown, fine-grained clay covered with a white slip. The decoration is in champleve, while the individual details are incised. A large standing bird is pictured between two bird-shaped animals resembling griffons but without wings. On the ground are tufted plants. Yellow, very good quality glaze covers the inner surface and the outside edge of the rim. Early 13th c. H. 0.07, Diam. of rim 0.235, Diam. of base 0.08 m. Gift of Theodoros Makridis. (ΓΕ 13614)

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