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Fragment of a 'Fruit-Stand' ; ca. 625 - 600 BC; 99.69

From:UC Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

Name/TitleFragment of a 'Fruit-Stand'

About this objectA small fragment believed to be from a standard dish or 'fruit-stand', used in a domestic setting. The piece is polished clay, white on the inside and painted with a brown-black and red paint. The dot motifs are rosette decoration. The piece is perhaps from one of the homes destroyed by King Alyattes in ca. 600 BC in Smyrna.

Date Madeca. 625 - 600 BC

PeriodArchaic

Place MadeGreece

Place NotesFound in Smyrna.

Medium and MaterialsCeramic; Pottery

Style and IconographyArchaic

Style and IconographyEast Greek

MeasurementsLength 32mm; Width ca 30mm.

Named CollectionThe James Logie Memorial Collection, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Credit LineDonated by J.K. Anderson, 1969

Object TypeContainers

Object number99.69