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Bowl with Abstract Spiral Design

late 1200s–early 1300s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 300
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bowl with Abstract Spiral Design
  • Date: late 1200s–early 1300s
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: Terracotta decorated in sgraffito
  • Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/16 x 9 1/8 in. (5.3 x 23.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Lent by Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
  • Object Number: L.2000.77.2
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters