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Vases with painted decoration represent the most complex products of Athenian potters and painters. In addition, they produced pottery without any embellishment or with a glaze that turned a rich glossy black in firing. During the fifth century B.C., black-glazed wares were produced in many shapes, often with beautiful articulation.
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Title: Terracotta dish
Period: Classical
Date: 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: H. 15/16 in. (2.3 cm); diameter 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.162.151
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