Dish
12th century (Medieval)
ceramic
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
This dish, together with Walters 48.2290 and 48.2291, was discovered in the shipwreck of a large Byzantine trading vessel near Alonissos in the Aegean Sea.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
[Found underwater in the Northern Sporades by Bruno Löffel of Vienna, Austria, 1967]; Walters Art Museum, by purchase, 1967.
Measurements
H: 3 9/16 x W: 9 3/4 in. (9 x 24.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1967
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2292