Black Slip Painted dish
Date1050-900 BCE
Periodearly Geometric
Object GeographyCyprus
Geography NotesSaid to be from Cyprus
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with black slip and black paint
Dimensions1 1/8 x 11 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (2.9 x 28.6 x 23.6 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
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 viewColor
Fabric: 2.5Y 7/3 (pale yellow)
Paint: 10R 4/1 (dark reddish gray)
Slip: N 2.5/ (black)
Inclusions
many small sand
1st Century BC–3rd Century AD
second quarter of the 5th c. BCE
mid-3rd c. BCE
