Terracotta plate

Etruscan, Subgeometric, probably Caeretan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170

Exterior: six herons
Interior: wide concentric circles

This plate belongs to a large group called the Heron Class because of its most common subject. The precise function of these plates is unknown, but they appear frequently in tombs at Cerveteri (ancient Caere) and ultimately may derive, in both shape and decoration, from eighth century B.C. Phoenician prototypes.

Terracotta plate, Terracotta, Etruscan, Subgeometric, probably Caeretan

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Terracotta plate, Terracotta, Etruscan, Subgeometric, probably Caeretan
Terracotta plate, Terracotta, Etruscan, Subgeometric, probably Caeretan

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