Black-Glaze Plate

1922.01.0132

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Artifact Identification Black-Glaze Plate   (1922.01.0132)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
  2. :
  3. Food Service T&E
  4. :
  5. Eating Vessels
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Graeco - Roman, 300–200 BCE
Culture Greek - Italic

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 16.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 15.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 3.2 cm
Weight 217 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Slip
Manufacturing Processes Firing, Throwing
Munsell Color Information Dark Gray (N 2.75/ 5.5% R) -Rim. Light Grayish Brown (7.5YR 5/2) -Exposed clay body on stample circle. Light Brown (7.5YR 6/4) -Foot.

Research Remarks

Published Description

ITALIC BLACK-GLAZE PLATE Shape and Ornament - Flaring body and foot, over-turned rim. Interior decorated with stamped floral design borderd by incised slashes. Dimensions and Condition - H. 0.035 m.; d. rim 0.16 m.; d. foot 0.057 m; Fine tan clay, glossy black glaze which is misfired to red on the exterior. Glaze worn and chipped, especially on the exterior. Foot chipped in three places. Campanian. Third century B.C. --Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 63, 6

Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 54, Plate 63, 6.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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