Black-Glaze Plate

1922.01.0136

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Artifact Identification Black-Glaze Plate   (1922.01.0136)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
  2. :
  3. Food Service T&E
  4. :
  5. Eating Vessels
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Early Republic, 300–200 BCE
Culture Greek - Italic

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 14.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 13.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.5 cm
Weight 157 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Slip
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Painting
Munsell Color Information Dark Gray to Black (N 2.5/ 4.6% R) -Rim. Light Yellowish Brown (7.5YR 7/4) -Exposed clay body, upon surface. Light Brown (7.5YR 6/4) -Edge of foot.

Research Remarks

Published Description

ITALIC BLACK-GLAZE PLATE Shape and Ornament - Flaring body with offset rim, torus foot set off by a groove. Irregular glaze in concave center of base. Dimensions and Condition - H. 0.028 m.; d. lid 0.14 m. Tan clay, glossy black glaze with blue sheen which is chipped in places. Campanian. Third century B.C. --Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 63, 3

Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Plate 54, Plate 63, 3.

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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