Lot Essay
For a bowl with a similar waterbird see no. 188 in Evans and Wixom, The Glory of Byzantium.
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CIRCA EARLY 12TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
FOUR BYZANTINE ENGRAVED SLIPWARE BOWLS
Circa Early 12th Century A.D.
Each shallow bowl of red earthenware with cream, yellow or transparent slip, one incised with a waterbird, either a heron or a crane framed by stylized V-shaped plant motifs; one incised with a fish between stylized foliate motifs; one incised with a fish framed by alternating stylized plant motifs; and one incised with an animal head framed with stylized V-shaped plant motifs
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm) diameter for the largest (4)
Circa Early 12th Century A.D.
Each shallow bowl of red earthenware with cream, yellow or transparent slip, one incised with a waterbird, either a heron or a crane framed by stylized V-shaped plant motifs; one incised with a fish between stylized foliate motifs; one incised with a fish framed by alternating stylized plant motifs; and one incised with an animal head framed with stylized V-shaped plant motifs
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm) diameter for the largest (4)
Provenance
Asian Collection, purchased between 1968-1972