Bowl with Fish, 1000–1300, Byzantine, Earthenware, engraved slip, clear glaze, Overall: 3 9/16 x 10 1/16 in. (9 x 25.5 cm), Ceramics, A fish wearing a playful smile swims among reeds. Fishing was an important trade in the Byzantine Empire. Large fish were often centerpieces of banquets and were given as valuable gifts.
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Bowl, Fish, 1000–1300, Byzantine, Earthenware, engraved slip, clear glaze, Overall, 3 9/16 x 10 1/16, 9 25.5 cm, Ceramics, fish, wearing, playful smile, swims, reeds, Fishing, important trade, Byzantine Empire, Large fish, centerpieces, banquets, given, valuable gifts
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