Fish Plate

MS5810

Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS5810
Current Location Rome Gallery - On Display
Culture South Italian
Provenience Italy
Manufacture Location South Italy
Date Made 2nd century BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Glaze
Description

Complete. Constricted ring foot. Broad, gently rising wall, warped. Slightly overhanging rim. Around center of floor is a very prominent raised. A single row of rouletting on floor just within inner edge of rim. Two rows of rouletting around center of floor. Just within them are 4 impressions stamped beneath the glaze, two of which are palmettes. Blond clay. Black glaze, dipped, over all except base and area which is red on upper wall and outer rim.

Height 4 cm
Outside Diameter 17 cm

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