Large dish tin-opacified white glaze, painted in yellow and red lustre , Mid-9th century

This large, flat dish has lustre decoration in yellow and brown. Experts think this two-colour combination, seen also in some contemporary glass, represents the earliest phase of lustre production in ceramics.
Original diam 34.3cms
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. C.45-1952

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