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BST34b

Deep plate

Early Christian and Byzantine period (13th cent. A.D.)
H: 9.00 cm RIM: 25.50 cm BASE: 11.00 cm

Thick layer of white slip covering the interior and the outside of the rim. Incised Sgraffito decoration. In the middle of the well, a fish with a long forked tail with five marine vegetal ornaments revolving around it. The tiny scales on its body rendered with a scale pattern. Three small engraved motifs under the fish's belly. Tawny glaze. Fossilized coral remains adhering to the outer surface.

CATEGORY
Vessel
KIND
Plate
MATERIAL
Clay
COLOR
Brown
CONDITION
Solid
BYZANTINE PERIOD_TERRACOTA DISH_34 _096_Nov 28 2022

Deep plate

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