Terracotta bowl fragment

350–430 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Other more complete bowls decorated with a similar scene are known. Isis sits on a throne amidships, flanked by Demeter holding a cornucopiae. In the stern of the boat a winged cupid sings to the goddess, and another figure probably accompanies him on a musical instrument.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta bowl fragment
  • Period: Late Imperial
  • Date: 350–430 CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Terracotta; African red slip ware
  • Dimensions: width 5 1/4in. (13.3cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.2039
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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