U31

Medieval pottery figure of a bird

A pottery figure of a bird with  incised and applied details and covered in a buff grey slip. A large break under the base of the bird suggests that this was once used as a decorative applique to a large vessel.

European, late Medieval, mid 2nd Millennium AD

Fragment as shown

Size:  3.6 x 5.7 cms

Ex. Ballard Collection, Colchester, UK.