Dish

MS5669

From: Italy | Etruria | Orvieto

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS5669
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Attic
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Orvieto
Manufacture Location Attica
Date Made 550-500 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Figure
Iconography Cock
Description

Stemmed dish. Rather heavy foot rises to substantial stem. molding painted purple at top of stem. Shallow bowl. Thickened and rounded rim. In center of floor of bowl a small medallion: cock facing right, encircled by two wheel-painted glazed lines. No incision used in cock. Restored from many fragments. Some pieces missing and restored in plaster. Excellant black glaze. Unglazed: profile of foot and all of underside. Stem hollow.

Height 9.8 cm
Outside Diameter 20.2 cm

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