Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Wheel thrown, hand carved porcelain pot, globular shape, standing on a high narrow foot, small funnel mouth. Undecorated line around base of foot; body of pot vermiculated and pitted; raised areas pale grey and pale turquoise towards the top of the pot, sunken areas mottled yellow, green and brown; turquoise collar around rim decorated with radiating turquoise lines, inner mouth sparingly gilded. Egg shell glaze.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32655
Creation/Production
Swindell, Geoffrey
Date: 1995
Acquisition
Purchase, 27/8/1996
Measurements
Height
(cm): 7.1
diam
(cm): 8
Height
(in): 2
diam
(cm): 3
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
pinched
forming
Applied Art
lustred
decoration
Applied Art
Material
porcelain
Location
Front Hall, South Balcony : Case E
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