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Plate
Greek
Archaic Period
about 530 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule, Jr.
Accession Number65.1167
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDecoration Description: Clay disc pierced with two holes for suspension or fastening as lid (?); worn black, white and red paint on unglazed clay.
Side A: two torus moldings framing convex rim, sunken roundel with seated winged sphinx left, tongue border.
Side B: flat rim, raised ring framing sunken roundel with seated winged sphinx and flower (?) right. Ivy leaves on rim, dots on ring.
Double-faced disc or plate
Side A: two torus moldings framing convex rim, sunken roundel with seated winged sphinx left, tongue border.
Side B: flat rim, raised ring framing sunken roundel with seated winged sphinx and flower (?) right. Ivy leaves on rim, dots on ring.
Double-faced disc or plate
ProvenanceBy date unknown: on the art market in Athens; purchased for MFA by Mrs. C. C. Vermeule, Jr.; gift of Mrs. C. C. Vermeule,Jr. to MFA, September 22, 1965