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.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 32741

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Maker
Place: Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire
Period: 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 - verified by JD
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