Who is the Knight

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In the English speaking tradition the shape of circular dish, flat or with base a base slightly raised in the midlle , which as rule is without a steam or with a very short one , comes from ancient tradition of vessels for drinking or rirtual pooring the wine , whcih were used throught the Midlle Ages, and in the Balkans dawn of the New Age.In England , because of the shape of those vessels , they are generally defined by the term bowl. But in Serbia, it is called by name GLASS*čaša..   It is very small number of preserved glasses, because of their represenativeness. Majority of this famous bovles/glasses are made of gilded silver ,as perfection in style of the bowls that were found in the ruling and aristocratic courts of Western Europe and Central.

                                    WHO IS THE KNIGHT FROM THE BOWLE

A SHALLOW, CIRKULAR BOWLE, THE INSIDE GLIDED, RIM IS FORMED OF TWELVE ARCHES.

BUT THE MEDAILON INSIDE THE BOWLE IS POTRAIT OF UNKNOWN KNIGHT WHICH IS ON A GALLOPING HORSE, FACING RIGHT. Bowl is from half of XIV CENTURY, Serbia.I’d have to admit something odd, very mysterious for Serbian very rich art craft for this age because of Knight! He is so different, reminding on some French templar with special particular seal because bellow the carefully gilded knight and horse is are two stylized  crossed branch lets with leaves and Lilly in the middle. We have traditionally portraits of rulers seal’s in Serbian Empire; but just on two bowls as heraldic symbols.

While you just locking this bowl, or glass for wine you thought about life of nobility in Medieval Serbia, luxury and good taste..of Serbian nobility

But this one special bowl is come it from somewhere, like Templar from long voyage in Holly Land.

Serbia was famous by mines of silver and gold in middle of XIII century but also by making not just coins but precious objects for everyday use.Majority of this spectacular bowls have engraving of owner’s name and the well known formula for blessing the person who drinking from it.

However we did not have it engraved name on this special bowl just heraldic symbol. This is really small glass/BOWL just R 13.7; H 2, 7.My first imagination was:’ what is taste of wine from this glass either what kind of sense is just to touch this precious bowl.’ Who has been man on the medallion? Knight on the horse with sword, in the gallop, gentleman who possess some castle in France or just faithful fighter for Jerusalem.

Did you have some idea..Imagination not fact..

I will send jpg. of another typical bowls..but this one is really special..I don’t know why but it seems to me that beyond this art fact is great mystery..

n.b. Naturally that I am sentimental about medieval history of Serbia, while she has been Empire, bigger than Bisantio..Well my father was Serb..

Anja