Campanian Fish-plate

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by Dana Murray
published on 30 January 2017

Campanian Fish-plate — Campanian in origin and dating to 330-300 BCE, the function of this plate is indicated by the painted fish motifs. It is believed that the central hole was intended to hold sauce.

Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

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Dana Murray

PhD student with interest in the art, architecture, and religion of ancient Greece and the Near East.

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