Overglaze painted Chinese Export

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Description:

One Chinese export porcelain tea bowl (mended from 5 sherds) from HWN II levels 9 and 10. The vessel is decorated in blue floral design under the glaze; brown, black, and red floral design overglaze on exterior. Interior rim has narrow red and gold band. Four tea bowls and four saucers in this pattern were recovered from the privy.