Black Slip Painted dish
Date1050-900 BCE
Periodearly Geometric
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriot
Geography NotesSaid to be from Cyprus
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with black slip and black paint
ClassificationCeramics
ProvenanceFound by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (American Consul to Cyprus, 1865–1876); purchased by subscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1874-1876; (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), April 21, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.401
The painted cross-hatched geometric motifs on this dish resemble textile or basketry designs. People hung large dishes with decorated bases on the wall for display. The radiating panels of decoration and heavy black edges of this vessel make it likely that it was made in the northern part of Cyprus.
On View
Not on viewHeight: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Width (with handles): 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm)
Diameter (without handles): 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm)
Base
Diameter: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Handle
Width (at body): 3 1/16 in. (7.71 cm)
Width (away from body): 1 1/4 in. (3.25 cm)
Thickness (at body): 9/16 in. (1.38 cm)
Thickness (away from body): 7/16 in. (1.17 cm)
Rim
Thickness (wall): 5/16 in. (0.73)
800-650 BCE
9th-8th century BCE
800-650 BCE
800-650 BCE
1st Century BC–3rd Century AD