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Bowl with Face

Byzantine slipware bowl whose incised face demonstrates a documented sgraffito relationship between red earthenware body, slip, and glaze.

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Title: Bowl with Face
Date: 10th–13th century
Medium: Earthenware, glazed and sgraffito
Culture: Byzantine
Geography: Not asserted in archive
Classification: Ceramics
Source record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art object 2021.51 ↗
Rights checked: 2026-09-10 · Public Domain

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CeramicBowl with Face —evidence-for→ Ceramic · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-450.Ceramic GlazeBowl with Face —uses-material→ Ceramic Glaze · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-430.Ceramic SlipBowl with Face —uses-material→ Ceramic Slip · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-429.EarthenwareBowl with Face —uses-material→ Earthenware · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-428.

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