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A shallow circular wall charger or decorative plate crafted from red earthenware. The piece features a dark-stained finish, likely a manganese or iron-oxide wash, which has been partially wiped back to highlight the incised sgraffito decoration. The central design consists of a cross-hatched medallion from which four stylised fish radiate outwards. The outer rim is decorated with a repeating pattern of stylised fish in rectangular frames alternating with continuous incised zigzag patterns. The reverse of the charger is impressed with two distinct maker’s marks: a stylised fish within a rectangular frame and a square monogram containing a circular loop intersected by a vertical and hooked linear stroke. While visually similar to Eastern European or Balkan folk-influenced pottery, the specific maker is currently unidentified.
Diameter: 25.5 cm.
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