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“Caster Ware” Vase with Hunt Scene
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The wide body of this vase is decorated with a hunting scene in which a stag, doe, hare, and hound chase each other around the vessel. Dotted lines above and below the animals form a border around the scene, though the heads of the creatures occasionally poke above it. While larger barbotine decorations were usually mold made and applied to a leather-hard surface, the figures on our pot were piped on by hand.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, mid-2nd Century |
|---|---|
| Date | mid-100s CE |
| Culture / Origin | Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, mid-2nd Century |
| Medium | reddish ware with black burnished slip and Barbotine decoration |
| Dimensions | Diameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); Overall: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.) |
| Department | Greek and Roman Art |
| Type | Ceramic |
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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