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Genucilia Plate

Artist Unknown

Datelate 4th century BCE

MediumTerracotta and paint

Dimensionsheight: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
diameter (rim): 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
diameter (base): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen

Object numberG.57.14.20

On View

On view

ProvenanceProvenience unknown. Dr. Fred Olsen (1891–1986) and Mrs. Florence Quittenton (d. 1996), Guilford, CT; given to NCMA, 1957.Published References"Registrar's Report of New Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 1, no. 2 (Summer 1957), listed 26.

Katherine Nelson, research paper on "Pottery from classical Greek culture in the collections of the NCMA," 1981 (see research file on classical sculpture in the permanent collection).
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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