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Inventory number

ΝΜΑ 413

Artist

Attic workshop

Category

Vessel

Period

Hellenistic Period

Date

325-275 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.012 m
Rim diameter: 0.098 m
Base diameter: 0.054 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, underfloor case display

Description
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Plate mended from many fragments. It was found in 2000 during the Makrygiannis plot excavation in a foundation ritual pit beneath the floor of House Λ (foundation ritual ΝΜΑ 16).

It is flat-bottomed with imprints of the string dragged under the vessel in order to remove it from the potter’s wheel. The body is wide and shallow with slightly incurving rim. It has been carelessly made and bears fire traces.

Plates of this type were produced specifically for ritual purposes. They symbolically substituted real serving vessels or contained offerings, such as dried fruits and nuts.

Ελευθεράτου, Σ. (επιμ.), Το Μουσείο και η Ανασκαφή. Ευρήματα από τον χώρο ανέγερσης του Νέου Μουσείου της Ακρόπολης, Αθήνα, 2006, σελ. 56, εικ. 127, αρ. κατ. 127α