Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Pot
Wheel-thrown pot, globular shape, inverted mouth, turned decoration of closely adjacent, regularly spaced concentric rings. Decorated with terra sigillata slip giving hazy tortoiseshell effect, deep brown on underside, fading on body to mid brown with splashes of orange and orange mottling especially around shoulder. Gilded neck and mouth, unglazed interior, polished exterior.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32741
Creation/Production
Ayscough, Duncan
Date: 1996
Acquisition
Purchase, 14/1/1997
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.5
diam
(cm): 20.6
Height
(in): 5
diam
(in): 8
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
turned
forming
Applied Art
slip-decorated
decoration
Applied Art
reduction fired
decoration
Applied Art
polished
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
wax
Location
In store
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