Plaque in the Form of a Shield

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Culture Greek

Title Plaque in the Form of a Shield

Date 300–100 BCE

Medium Terracotta and pigment

Dimensions Overall: 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)

Credit Line Purchased in Honor of Burton Y. Berry, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 72.145.2

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This piece, displaying a bust of a young woman, features the reddish-pink background typical of Centuripe pottery, as well as a sensitive handling of the woman’s features. Such works probably reflect the wall- and panel-painting tradition that was strongly developed in ancient Greece. Almost no examples of these murals and panels survive; moreover, this example of pottery painted with a wider array of colors and shading is also very fragile and probably only survived because of the protection of a grave. It was no doubt intended as a memorial.

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"Plaque in the Form of a Shield | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=72.145.2