Vases › Mold-Made Bowl of Megarian Type

Mold-Made Bowl of Megarian Type

150-50 BCE

Reddish-buff micaceous fabric with worn metallic slip misfired to shades of black, brown, and red. Mold-made with attached wheel thrown rim. At the base of the bowl's exterior is a rosette in relief, enclosed within two concentric circles. Smooth and scored acanthus leaves radiate from this. Small rosettes occupy the space between the tips of these leaves. Above these is an egg-and-dart border below the thick, plain, wheel-made rim.

Period

Hellenistic period

Date

150-50 BCE

Culture

Greek

Dimensions

H: 7.30 cm W: 11.70 cm

Findspot

Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Asia Minor

Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Accession Number

2007.104.27

Image Source

harvard

Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)