Fish Plate
350-325 BCE
terracotta, red-figure
24.6 × 24.6 cm (9.7 × 9.7 in)
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● On view now — Gallery 151
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
Decorated tableware enlivened festive meals. This red-figure plate was used, as its decoration suggests, for serving seafood, a staple of the Mediterranean diet. Tasty juices pooled in the central concavity, which may also have contained sauces.
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