Corinthian Large Plate

Corinthian Large Plate, ca. 6th BC. A pale buff plate decorated with black, red, and white floral and swan motifs. The plate stands on a small circular foot. Two miniature loop handles are pinched from a single coil of clay from just under the rim. The surface is richly ornamented with dense decorative patterns. The rim is bordered in brown-black pigment, enclosing a frieze of alternating swans and large floral motifs set above a band of alternating red and white lines. At the center, the tondo is embellished with concentric bands of red and dark brown-black lines. Diameter 12" (30.5 cm)..