Ure Museum | Database

Accession_Number

50.4.17

Shape

Bowl

Shape_description

Rim flat. Profile of upper half concave; moulded fillet between that and lower half. Foot is grooved and base is depressed.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Italian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 6/4

Decoration

Black glaze all over except reserved resting surface. Rim stamped with sixteen horseshoe designs resting on a line. Base is black and depressed.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact and lustre remains. Deposits on base. A few scratches on sides.

Technique/Style

Black glaze; stamped

Provenance

Said to be from Pompeii

Period

Date

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.97.0359.jpg	Front view of a Sicilian black-glazed bowl, showing ridged body.
2003.97.0360.jpg	Back view of a Sicilian black-glazed bowl, showing ridged body.
2003.97.0361.jpg	Top view of a Sicilian black-glazed bowl, showing stamped decoration on lip.
2003.97.0362.jpg	Bottom view of a Sicilian black-glazed bowl, showing reserved resting surface and underside of body.
2010.98.0039.jpg	Oblique top view of a black-glazed, Sicilian bowl, showing a stamped horseshoe design on the rim.
2010.98.0040.jpg	Front view of a black-glazed, Sicilian bowl.
2010.98.0041.jpg	Back view of a black-glazed, Sicilian bowl.
2010.98.0042.jpg	Side view of a black-glazed, Sicilian bowl.
2010.98.0043.jpg	Side view of a black-glazed, Sicilian bowl.
2010.98.0044.jpg	Underside view of a black-glazed, Sicilian bowl.
2010.98.0045.jpg	Overhead view of the interior of a black-glazed, Sicilian bowl, showing a stamped horseshoe design on the rim.
2010.98.0046.jpg	Close-up detail of a stamped horseshoe design on the rim of a black-glazed, Sicilian bowl.