VesselsByzantine12th century

Sgraffito Dish with Bird and Plant

12th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Sgraffito

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period, Middle

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5 x 20 cm (1 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, MA, (by 1979), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1979.

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