Object Description
A fine Magna Graecian, Apulian, terracotta dish, featuring a shallow body which sits upon a small ring foot with a short stem. The centre of the dish has been decorated with a prominant, ‘lady of fashion’ in red figure technique. She is depicted facing left, with decorative details added in white tones. The lady is portrayed wearing a radiate ‘stephane’ (crown) and an elaborate headpiece, with her hair tied in a chignon with a ribbon. She is also adorned with delicate jewellery, including a beaded necklace and boss-pendant earrings. The tondo is framed by a band of black waves and an outer band of white laurel leaves painted on black glaze. The design is completed with a frieze of black rays on the raised, flat rim. To the reverse, the dish has been enriched with a black glaze across the body and the foot, whilst the rim and the stem are reserved.
Date: Circa mid-late 4th century BC