Dish

Plate

MS2841

Location: On Display in the Etruscan Italy Gallery

From: Italy | Latium | Ardea

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS2841
Current Location Etruscan Italy Gallery - On Display
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Latium | Ardea
Creator Genucilia Group
Locus Fossa Tomb 3, 4, 5 | Pit Grave 3, 4, 5
Date Made 400-250 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Red Figure
Iconography Female Head
Description

Genucilia Plate. Fairly broad foot, edge raised; substantial stem. Shallow receptacle; slight articulation between it and rim. Rim has overhang which is angled inward. Glazed: edge of foot; broad band on underside of dish; overhang of rim; and glazed decoration of top surfaces. In center of top a female head facing left. On rim is wave pattern with 6 crests. Intact except ca. 1/3 of foot missing.

Height 5.08 cm
Width 14.9 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898

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