Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Pot, red earthenware, globular form standing on narrow foot with footring, gently rounded closed form with ribbing marks at shoulder, short upright neck with sharp angular profile, simple closed rim; body covered in a green glaze with freeform, handpainted bronze lustre decoration in an abstract, calligraphic style around shoulder, upper face of neck and rim are lustred, foot ring wiped clean of glaze.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 39537

Creation/Production

Caiger-Smith, Alan
Date: 1998

Acquisition

Gift, 21/3/2014
Given by David Paisey

Measurements

Height (cm): 18
Height (in): 7
diam (cm): 18
diam (in): 7

Techniques

wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
lustred
decoration
Applied Art

Material

earthenware
glaze

Location

In store
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