Caption

Fragment of a terra sigillata plate. Fragment of the rim of a deep plate with a flat, wide rim and a frieze with predatory animals. On the preserved fragment, facing right: a lioness on the right, with short fur marked with circles and a panther with longer fur jumping. Orange clay, red glaze. Dimensions of the entire plate can be reconstructed as approx. 43.9 cm in diameter, 7.6 cm in height. Late 3rd–4th century, Tunisia. Plate, width 13.4 cm, length 22.1 cm., A curved fragment of reddish-brown pottery with a raised rim showing impressions of animal figures, set against a light gray background; the pottery surface has small pale flecks and worn areas revealing a lighter beige clay at broken edges, and the impressed figures and rim show subtle variations of the reddish-brown color with slightly darker and lighter tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_348

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.5Mb (2.2Mb) / 14.2in x 9.4in / 4256 x 2832 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment terra sigillata plate rim deep plate flat wide rim frieze predatory animals preserved fragment facing right lioness right short fur marked circles panther longer fur jumping Orange clay red glaze Dimensions entire plate reconstructed approx 43.9 cm diameter 7.6 cm height Late 3rd–4th century Tunisia Plate width 13.4 cm length 22.1 cm curved fragment reddish-brown pottery raised showing impressions animal figures set light gray background pottery surface small pale flecks worn areas revealing lighter beige clay broken edges impressed figures subtle variations reddish-brown color slightly darker lighter tones.