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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