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Bowl with Abstract Spiral Design

Byzantine

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 300

The decoration on this bowl is similar to examples decorated with abstract sea creatures found in a shipwreck near the island of Kastellorizon, off the southwest coast of Turkey. The radiating spiral arms suggest a stylized starfish.

Bowl with Abstract Spiral Design, Terracotta decorated in sgraffito, Byzantine

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Bowl with Abstract Spiral Design, Terracotta decorated in sgraffito, Byzantine
Bowl with Abstract Spiral Design, Terracotta decorated in sgraffito, Byzantine
Bowl with Abstract Spiral Design, Terracotta decorated in sgraffito, Byzantine
Bowl with Abstract Spiral Design, Terracotta decorated in sgraffito, Byzantine

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