Terracotta fish-plate

Attributed to the Bastis Painter
ca. 375–360 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Although this plate is among a group of similar fish-plates by the Bastis Painter, certain features are different. On this piece, the body of the fish is outlined in white, not black, the mouth, eyes, and dots on the body are drawn differently, and the decoration around the central depression is a band of strokes, not the usual wave-pattern.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fish-plate
  • Artist: Attributed to the Bastis Painter
  • Period: Late Classical
  • Date: ca. 375–360 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, South Italian, Campanian or Sicilian
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: Diameter 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
    H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.1021.243
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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