Petar Gigov

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A collection of 3D digital representations of ceramic works by Petar Gigov (1915–1991), a distinguished Bulgarian master potter and an important figure in the preservation of the Busintsi pottery tradition. The original objects are held by the Museum of Traditional Crafts and Applied Arts in Troyan, Bulgaria.

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    Jug with a pinched mouth and poured decoration — I1392
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Jug with a pinched mouth and poured decoration. Base diameter 10.0 cm; mouth diameters 10.5/6.7 cm; height 24.4 cm.
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    Ceremonial flask (krondir) with poured green-glaze decoration — I1391
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Ceremonial flask (krondir) with poured green-glaze decoration. Mouth diameter 6.7 cm; base diameter 9.5 cm; height 31.4 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'Village of Busintsi, Tran region, 1970.'
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    Candlestick — I1390
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Candlestick. Base diameter 9.5 cm; height 12.0 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, Tran region, 1969.'
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    Deep bowl with slip decoration — I1082
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Deep bowl with slip decoration. Diameter 22.0 cm; height 7.8 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, Tran region, Bulgaria.' Dated 1972.
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    Candlestick — I1389
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Candlestick. Diameter 8.0 cm; height 11.2 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, 1970.'
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    Jug with a pinched mouth and poured decoration (gyunka) — I1081
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Jug with a pinched mouth and poured decoration (gyunka). Mouth diameters 7.0/8.0 cm; base diameter 10.0 cm; height 24.0 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, Tran region, recreated this gyunka in 1972.'
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    Deep bowl — I1005
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Deep bowl. Diameter 22.7 cm; height 10.0 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'I am a hereditary potter from the village of Busintsi, Tran region, and I now seek its heritage from centuries ago, when it flourished; now it is disappearing.'
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    Ceremonial flask (krondir) — I773
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Ceremonial flask (krondir). Mouth diameter 4.7 cm; base diameter 5.6 cm; height 16.0 cm.
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    Ceremonial flask (krondir) — I772
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Ceremonial flask (krondir). Mouth diameter 4.7 cm; base diameter 5.4 cm; height 15.2 cm.
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    Deep bowl with slip decoration — I770
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Deep bowl with slip decoration. Diameter 24.5 cm; height 9.6 cm. Flowers are depicted in the centre. Base inscription (English translation): 'Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, Tran region, Bulgaria.' Dated 1960.
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    Jug with white-slip trails and green glaze — I389
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Jug with white-slip trails and green glaze. Diameter 9.0 cm; base diameter 7.0 cm; height 21.1 cm.
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    Candlestick — B130
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Candlestick. Base diameter 10.5 cm; height 29.2 cm.
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    Cup with a pinched mouth and incised decoration — B129
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Cup with a pinched mouth and incised decoration. Base diameter 5.0 cm; height 6.2 cm.
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    Deep bowl — B128
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Deep bowl. Diameter 21.7 cm; height 6.8 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'I recreated this deep dish from the old Busintsi pottery tradition; it was used to carry wheat in commemoration of the deceased. P. Gigov, Tran region.' The date is recorded incompletely as '19..' in the source.
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    Deep bowl with incised decoration — B127
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Deep bowl with incised decoration. Diameter 23.2 cm; height 7.5 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, Tran region.' Dated 1973.
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    Platter with incised decoration — B125
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Platter with incised decoration. Diameter 21.8 cm; height 5.0 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, Tran region.' Dated 1970.
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    Deep bowl with incised decoration — B124
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Deep bowl with incised decoration. Diameter 22.4 cm; height 8.1 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'I recreated this Busintsi bowl form, which is now disappearing. P. Gigov, 1965.'
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    Deep bowl with incised decoration — B122
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Deep bowl with incised decoration. Diameter 26.8 cm; height 9.7 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, Tran region, potter, People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1960.'
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    Bowl with incised decoration — B120
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Bowl with incised decoration. Diameter 24.0 cm; height 3.4 cm.
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    Platter — B119
    (Museum of Traditional Crafts and Folk Arts, Troyan, Bulgaria)
    Platter. Diameter 24.6 cm; height 6.3 cm. Base inscription (English translation): 'I love my father's craft, pottery, which I inherited from him, but I also like to drink as he did. His wife fled from him with their two young children in 1926, and he died drunk without them seeing him again. Petar Gigov, village of Busintsi, 1974.'
The original ceramic objects represented in this collection are part of the collection of the Museum of Traditional Crafts and Applied Arts in Troyan, Bulgaria. The 3D models and associated documentation have been produced through collaboration between the museum and research partners from 3DLab of IICT-BAS. Copyright and other intellectual property rights remain with their respective rights holders, where applicable. Access to digital representations does not automatically imply permission for unrestricted reuse. Users should consult the rights statements and licences associated with individual records before reproducing, modifying or redistributing digital materials. Appropriate acknowledgement of the Museum, the creator Petar Gigov and the digitisation partners is encouraged when reusing materials.