Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Vegetable bowl and cover, earthenware, Midwinter's 'Fashion' shape F21, the bowl with a circular inset base, rounded, open sides extending to form a square-shaped 'rim' with rounded corners, the cover domed and with a simple, integral semi-circular knop with convex sides ('grip handle'); the bowl is decorated with a semi-matt black glaze on the interior and exterior and the cover is left in the white with a clear glaze, the cover is transfer-printed with the 'Nature Study' pattern of six evenly-spaced motifs in black, excecuted in a hand-drafted, sketchy style, comprising a butterfly, dragonfly, two large leaves and two small leaves.