Fragment
| Title | Fragment |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | 1200 |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Undetermined |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Library: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Library Asset ID | C.967-1921 |
| Record ID | C.967-1921 |
| Library Location | Middle East Section |
| Date | 1200 |
| Notes | Zeuxippus Ware takes its name from the Baths of Zeuxippus in Constantinople where it was first identified. The are lead glazed earthenwares of significantly high-quality with sophisticated decoration. The wares are finely incised and some (Class II) have been enhanced with touches of brown. However, it and its derivatives have been found throughout the Mediterranean. This fragment was found in excavations at Fustat, Egypt, given to the Museum in 1921. |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | Lead-glazed red-bodied earthenware or 'Byzantine Ware' |
| Fiziksel açıklama | Sherd from the centre of a dish, dark red body, covered in slip and incised with conventric circles enclosing three roundells or circles with s-shaped scrolls and two dots, the glaze with yellowish-brown pigment. Catalogued as Zeuxippus II ware by Megaw. |
