Terracotta plate

Signed by Speratus

early 1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Shallow plate on foot.

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Title: Terracotta plate
Artist: Signed by Speratus as workman of P. Cornelius
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
Date: early 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta; Arretine ware
Dimensions: H. 4 cm. Diameter 16.7 cm.
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
Object Number: 96.9.25
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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