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Red Figure Fish-Plate

1927.02.0008

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Red Figure Fish-Plate (1927.02.0008)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Serving Vessels
Artist/Maker	Torpedo Group
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Italy : Campania Region : Cumae ; Cumae
Period	Classical
Date	350– 325 BCE
Culture	South Italian Greek, Campanian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter)	23.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	8.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Height)	6.0 cm
Weight	887 g
Measuring Remarks	Under Review
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing

Research Remarks

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.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 42, Plate 53, 1-2.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Classical Museum Purchase
Reproduction	No

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