Fish Plate

mid-late 4th century BCE (Late Classical-early Hellenistic)

18.3 cm 4.8 cm 7.5 cm

Citation

A wrasse and two striped bream decorate the surface of this plate; the background around the fish is glazed black. The central depression is glazed black and bordered by a reserved ring. Details of the eyes, gills, fins, and bellies are added in white paint. A repeating wave d...

Artifact

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25723
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Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1965, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2279

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