Red Figure Fish-Plate
1927.02.0008
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Red Figure Fish-Plate (1927.02.0008) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Torpedo Group |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Classical, 350– 325 BCE |
| Culture | South Italian Greek, Campanian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 23.4 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 8.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Height) | 6.0 cm |
| Weight | 887 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D1 is the body diameter. D2 is the foot diameter. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Blackish Brown (7.5 Y R 1/1) -ns Strong Yellowish Brown ( 7.5 Y R 5/6) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | CAMPANIAN RED-FIGURE FISH-PLATE Shape and Ornament: Footed plate. ON edge of plate, a reserved wave-pattern. SUBJECT: Two bream and a torpedo decorate interior of plate. Details of fish in dilute glaze. Accessory Colors: White outlines and fins of fish. From Cumae. Attributed to the Torpedo Group by A. D. Trendall (in a letter dated 8/3/79). Third quarter of the fourth century B. C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 53, 1-2. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | For a fish-plate by the Torpedo Painter with similar fish, torpedo, and wave pattern on the rim, see Mayo and Hamma, Art of South Italy: Vases from Magna Grecia, 1982. P. 221, no. 102. Cambridge X. 14 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Cambridge 1 [Great Britain 6], p. 48, pl. 46:5) McPhee and A.D. Trendall (ibid.) p. 110, cat. no. III B 57: two bream and a torpedo. |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 42, Plate 53, 1-2. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |