The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Terracotta plate

Period:: Mid Imperial
Date:: mid-2nd century A.D.
Culture:: Roman
Medium:: Terracotta; East Gaulish terra sigillata ware
Dimensions:: H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm) diameter with handles 10 9/16 in. (26.9 cm)
Classification:: Vases
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.194.867

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 168

Description

The large carved handles resemble those found on contemporary Roman silver or bronze serving dishes and trays. At the center of the plate is a stamp with the name of the maker, Sabinianus.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature: Signed by Sabinianus
See also
Who
Sabinianus (1)
What
Clay (23,649)

Vessels (21,921)

Vases (8,895)

Terracotta (8,373)

Dishes (6,707)

Plates (3,598)
Where
Roman Empire (5,259)
When
A.D. 1-500 (6,201)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,329)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Roman Banquet

Italian Peninsula, 1–500A.D.