As preserved, resembles fish-plate shape. Overhanging rim, top surface sloping gently to center. Upper surface has band of alternating purple and black tongue pattern at outer edge and around center; reserved line halfway in, otherwise black glazed. Under surface reserved except for wide black glazed band around outer edge and two thin, widely separated glazed lines in reserved area. Minor parts of rim and floor and all of base except traces of join missing.
Height
1.8 cm
Outside Diameter
21.8 cm
Credit Line
Other Number
MS-?- - Other Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
This object has never been on display.
Bibliography
Trendall, Arthur D., and Ian McPhee. Greek Red-figured Fish-plates. Basel: 1987. See: p. 25, G1; pl. 1a
Sparkes, Brian A., and Lucy Talcott. Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th and 4th Centuries B.C. Agora XII. Princeton: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1970. See: pl. 25, below
Brommer, Frank. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Deutschland Vol. 11, 16: Schloss Fasanerie (Adolphseck). Munich: 1956. See: Fasc. 2, pl. 87, nos. 7-9 (Germany pl. 776)
