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Ceramic object

dish

Accession number: 12418
Collection place: Malaga, Spain
Production date: Medieval; mid 13th-mid 15th century
Material: ceramic; earthenware
Measurements: H 80 mm; DM 365 mm
Museum Section: Medieval
Summary: Andalusian lustreware straight-sided dish with simple rim and thick footring, tin-glazed, with decoration in blue and faded lustre, of a stylised cruciform tree-of-life and bands of mock Arabic script; heavily restored. [is this 'mock' Arabic? - Andalusia at the time was still controlled by the Moors.]
Location: Not currently on display. For information contact the Museum.
Category: Medieval imported pottery.

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