Athenian fish plate
€990
available
Object number
AR3280
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So-called fish plate
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| Material: |
Red clay with black slip
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| Date: |
1st half 4th century B.C. Athenian |
| Description: |
Plate with pedestal foot and broad rim. Central depression, surrounded by shallow groove.
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| Size: |
Diameter 172 mm, height 28 mm.
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| Historical note: |
Such fish plates were very popular in Ancient Greece. Most likely, this pottery type originated in 5th century Athens. It was however not until the 4th century BC until these plates became more common in the South Italian Greek colonies of Magna Graecia.
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| Condition: |
Very well preserved, minor wear.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Bochum, Kunstsammlungen der Ruhr-Universität 2, 75-76, Beilage 11.5, Pl. 76.7.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2022 from T. Schloessner, Germany. From the heritage of Walter Stuetzen collection, Aachen, Germany, acquired in the early 1950s.
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| Authenticity: |
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