A SOUTH ITALIAN RED-FIGURED FISH PLATE
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Ca. 400-300 BC.
A fish plate in a type of pinaxion, a shallow tablet-style plate, featuring a shallow rim decorated with a wave pattern and three fish (sea bream?) swimming around the central recess for garum (fish sauce). All sit on top of a short, stepped foot. It is believed that this particular design originated from the region of Campania in southern Italy, with the wave pattern symbolizing the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. For a similar example, see The British Museum, Museum number 1772,0320.226.
Size: L:62mm / W:205mm ; 545g
Provenance: South of France, private collection. Figure in a 2008 inventory.
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A SOUTH ITALIAN RED-FIGURED FISH PLATE
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