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Figure 63: An engraved footed bowl (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
Slika 63: Skleda na nogi z graviranim okrasom (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
vetro a fili and vetro a retorti trails, prominent simple hemispherical design would have allowed
opaque white trails or engraved decoration. As- for large numbers of them to be easily stacked in
sociated with the tankard is a lid with a solid fin- the containers. However, given that most have
ial, domed top and folded rest. They can be plain very thin bodies and rims, in the majority of ves-
or decorated in the same manner as the tankards. sels, only the foot has survived. The first group
consists of simple vessels with a pushed-in base
The group of bowls includes a hemispherical or applied base ring. Smaller examples are dec-
vessel in both smaller and larger variants as well orated with applied twisted opaque white, or
as footed bowls. These larger open vessels were white and blue vetro a retorti trails to their rim.
primarily used for the temporary storage and Footed bowls are found as plain or decorated ex-
serving of both, liquids and solids at the table. amples. Plain-footed bowls are by far the most
They could also in some cases have been used for numerous, there being 167 in this group, whilst
hand washing or even as drinking vessels. Vari- decorated vessels are very few, and only one is
ations of bowls are found throughout most pe- completely preserved (figure/slika 63). Its en-
riods, although they become increasingly com- graved decoration is composed of a foliage de-
mon during the late 15th and 16th centuries. Their
Figure 63: An engraved footed bowl (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
Slika 63: Skleda na nogi z graviranim okrasom (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
vetro a fili and vetro a retorti trails, prominent simple hemispherical design would have allowed
opaque white trails or engraved decoration. As- for large numbers of them to be easily stacked in
sociated with the tankard is a lid with a solid fin- the containers. However, given that most have
ial, domed top and folded rest. They can be plain very thin bodies and rims, in the majority of ves-
or decorated in the same manner as the tankards. sels, only the foot has survived. The first group
consists of simple vessels with a pushed-in base
The group of bowls includes a hemispherical or applied base ring. Smaller examples are dec-
vessel in both smaller and larger variants as well orated with applied twisted opaque white, or
as footed bowls. These larger open vessels were white and blue vetro a retorti trails to their rim.
primarily used for the temporary storage and Footed bowls are found as plain or decorated ex-
serving of both, liquids and solids at the table. amples. Plain-footed bowls are by far the most
They could also in some cases have been used for numerous, there being 167 in this group, whilst
hand washing or even as drinking vessels. Vari- decorated vessels are very few, and only one is
ations of bowls are found throughout most pe- completely preserved (figure/slika 63). Its en-
riods, although they become increasingly com- graved decoration is composed of a foliage de-
mon during the late 15th and 16th centuries. Their
