Dish
Plate
Object Number:
MS3037
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Italic
Etruscan
Provenience:
Italy
Etruria
Civita Castellana
Maker:
Genucilia Group
Locus:
Tomba a camera a Faleri 1
Falerii Chamber Tomb 1
Date Made:
400 BCE to 300 BCE
Early Date:
-400
Late Date:
-300
Section:
Mediterranean
Materials:
Ceramic
Technique:
Red Figure
Iconography:
Female Head
Description:
Genucilia Plate; female head in tondo; red figure. Broad foot with upturned edge; substantial stem. Shallow receptacle, with slight articulation between it and rim. Rim has some overhang. In center of top is a female head facing left. Wave pattern with 5 crests on rim. Also glazed: edge of foot; broad band on underside of dish; overhang of rim. Intact. Buff slip.
Height:
5cm
Outside Diamater:
15cm
Bibliography:
[Book] Beazley, J. D. 1947. Etruscan Vase-Painting. Vol. I. 351. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 175 ff
[Article] Del Chiaro, Mario A. 1957. The Genucilia Group: A Class of Etruscan Red-Figured Plates, in Smith, H. W. 1957. University of California Publications in Classical Archaeology. 3.
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