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

c. 340–330 BCE
(South Italian, Paestan, active c. 360–320 BCE)
South Italian, Paestan
ceramic
Diameter: 38.3 cm (15 1/16 in.); Overall: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); Diameter of foot: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1985.50
Location: 102D Pre-Roman
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Perfect for serving seafood, this plate features images of sea creatures and a central well for dipping or collecting juices.

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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.
A circular black ceramic plate featuring images of various sea creatures in brown ceramic. There are large images of fish on one half and one octopus on the other. Around these large images are smaller images of fish, octopi, shrimp, and shells.

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

c. 340–330 BCE

Asteas/Python Workshop

(South Italian, Paestan, active c. 360–320 BCE)
South Italian, Paestan

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