Italo-Megarian hemispherical moldmade relief bowl
Italo-Megarian hemispherical moldmade relief bowl

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Italo-Megarian hemispherical moldmade relief bowl,

2nd century BCE

C. Popilius, Roman, active 1st century BCE
Roman
y1957-1

Information

Title
Italo-Megarian hemispherical moldmade relief bowl
Dates

2nd century BCE

Maker
C. Popilius
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 7.1 cm, diam. 12.2 cm (2 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1957-1
Place Made

Central Italy

Place Collected

Europe, Italy, Florence

Signatures
Signed: C. POPILI
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
bowls (vessels), ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
bucrania, dolphins, quatrefoils, vines, palmettes, festoons, rosettes

Previously in the collection of Jacob Hirsch; purchased by the Museum in 1957.

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