Fragment of a Mold for Arretine Bowl
27 BC - AD 14
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Fragment of a Mold for Arretine Bowl, 27 BC - AD 14. Italy, Roman. Terracotta; overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1916.2010 Showing a young man and woman reclining, probably at a symposium, this fragment comes from a mold that would have been used to produce relief-decorated terracotta bowls. For less affluent consumers, such products may have served as affordable alternatives to costlier versions made with precious metal. Arretine ware takes its name from Arretium (modern Arezzo, Italy), a major production site.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- terracotta
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signed M. Perenn Tigiani
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.2010
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Inaugural Exhibition, Stories From Storage
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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