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Fragment of a black lacquered fish plate

Inventory number:
АР-349
Creation Date:
4th - 2nd century BC
Provenance:
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Local Museum
Diameter:
18
Material:
terracotta
Type of object:
Plate
Subject:
Ancient Greece
Black-lacquered ceramics are considered quite valuable archaeological material; however, they are not particularly complex to create, as they were made from clay mixed with potash, which, when dried for a certain period, received a black coating with a shiny, glossy surface.
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