Ure Museum | Database

cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/26.2.34

Accession_Number

26.2.34

Shape

Plate

Shape_description

Body sherd of North Ionian Late Wild Goat Style pottery plate;

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

2.5YR 6/2

Decoration

pale slip; interior: frieze framed by bands with added red bands lined in white; three concentric circles with central dot, flanked to left by triple horizontal lines with petals either side, part of frieze; exterior: three black bands.

Inscriptions

Condition

Top band on underside very badly worn and almost indistinguishable. Surface scratches and discolouration and small deposits at top. White on topside is fading but still visible and the shiny glaze remains on the black/brown.

Technique/Style

painted, slipped; Wild Goat Style;

Provenance

Probably from Naukratis or Tell Dafana (made in North Ionia)

Period

High Archaic

Date

600BC-575BC

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.46.0006.jpg	Reverse fragments, top row: 26.2.36, 26.2.35, 26.2.34, middle row: 26.2.37, bottom row: 26.2.37, 26.2.29, 26.2.40.
2003.46.0084.jpg	Top view of a fragment of an East Greek plate, showing the bands on the underside.
2003.46.0093.jpg	Top view of a fragment of an East Greek plate, showing the concentric circles on the topside.
2004.46.0004.jpg	Top view of a fragment of an East Greek plate (top right).
2004.46.0062.jpg	Top view of a fragment of an East Greek plate, showing the concentric circles on the topside.
2004.46.0069.jpg	Top view of a fragment of an East Greek plate, showing the bands on the underside.
2013.04.0080.jpg	Top view of a fragment of an East Greek plate, showing the concentric circles on the topside.
2013.04.0081.jpg	Top view of a fragment of an East Greek plate, showing the bands on the underside.