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Red-Figure Fish Plate: Octopi, Mullet, Bream, Shellfish

Red-Figure Fish Plate: Octopi, Mullet, Bream, Shellfish

Red-figure Asteas/Python Workshop · c. 340–330 BCE

Although first developed in Athens, red-figure fish plates became especially popular in South Italy and Sicily in the 300s BC. All feature a short foot and a small central depression, but those produced in the workshop of Asteas and Python, like this one, are the largest and most ornate. Archaeologists have closely studied the fish and other sea creatures represented, identifying many of them with species still found (and eaten) in the Mediterranean; included here are octopi, mullet, bream, and various shellfish.

Technique

Red-figure

Date

c. 340–330 BCE

Culture

South Italian, Paestan

Painter

Asteas/Python Workshop

Attribution

Attributed

Dimensions

H: 7.90 cm