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Source Description
Showing a young man and woman reclining, probably at a symposium, this fragment comes from a mold that would have been used to produce relief-decorated terracotta bowls. For less affluent consumers, such products may have served as affordable alternatives to costlier versions made with precious metal.
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Document identity
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96302
label
Fragment of a Mold for Arretine Bowl
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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96302
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object
title
Fragment of a Mold for Arretine Bowl
description
Showing a young man and woman reclining, probably at a symposium, this fragment comes from a mold that would have been used to produce relief-decorated terracotta bowls. For less affluent consumers, such products may have served as affordable alternatives to costlier versions made with precious metal.
date
27 BCE–14 CE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79479153
genreSpecific
Ceramic
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
cul
Italy, Roman
accession
1916.201
Source extras
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terracotta
tombstone
Fragment of a Mold for Arretine Bowl, 27 BCE–14 CE. Italy, Roman. Terracotta; overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.2010
collection
GR - Roman
inscriptions
inscription
Signed M. Perenn Tigiani
formerAccessionNumbers
219.1916
didYouKnow
Arretine ware takes its name from Arretium (modern Arezzo, Italy), a major production site.
citations
citation
Beazley Archive. n.d. <em>Beazley Archive Pottery Database</em>. Oxford: Beazley Archive.
page_number
BAPD 1001481
citation
Boulter, C. G, Jenifer Neils, and Gisela Walberg. <em>Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, [united States of America], The Cleveland Museum of Art. Fasc. 15.</em> Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 1971.
page_number
Mentioned: P. 31, Pl. 48, 5; Reproduced: Pl. 48, 5
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:11:15.403000
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96302
dept
Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Roman
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terracotta
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photo
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