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Pergamene Applique Ware is a type of pottery in which mold made decorations are affixed to the outside of a wheel thown vessel.This fragment of an ivy and berry garland is one of the most common applique motifs attested in Pergame Ware. Its curved profile suggests it may have decorated the exterior of an open shape, such as a cup.
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Title: Terracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berries
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 200–100 BCE
Culture: Greek, Pergamene
Medium: Terracotta; mold made
Dimensions: h. 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.2027
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