Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Large bowl, red earthenware, round foot rim, rounded sides flaring out at the rim; decorated with deep pink and reddish-green lustre design applied with a brush on pale pink tin-glazed background, abstract design with central star, from which radiate branch-like forms, infilled brush decoration of swags that increase in size towards the rim of the bowl, the rim is decorated with elongated hexagonal forms.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 39513

Creation/Production

Caiger-Smith, Alan
Date: 1979 ca

Acquisition

Transfer, 30/8/2013

Measurements

Height (cm): 10.2
Height (in): 4
diam(cm) rim:34.8
diam(cm)
diam(in) rim:13 5/8
diam(in)

Techniques

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

Material

earthenware

Location

Front Hall, South Balcony : Case A

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