Terracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berries

Terracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berries

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pergamene Applique Ware is a type of pottery in which mold made decorations are affixed to the outside of a wheel thown vessel.This fragment of an ivy and berry garland is one of the most common applique motifs attested in Pergame Ware. Its curved profile suggests it may have decorated the exterior of an open shape, such as a cup.

Greek and Roman Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Terracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berriesTerracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berriesTerracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berriesTerracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berriesTerracotta applique fragment of ivy leaves and berries

The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works ranging in date from the Neolithic period (ca. 4500 B.C.) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312. It includes the art of many cultures and is among the most comprehensive in North America. The geographic regions represented are Greece and Italy, but not as delimited by modern political frontiers: Greek colonies were established around the Mediterranean basin and on the shores of the Black Sea, and Cyprus became increasingly Hellenized. For Roman art, the geographical limits coincide with the expansion of the Roman Empire. The department also exhibits the art of prehistoric Greece (Helladic, Cycladic, and Minoan) and pre-Roman art of Italic peoples, notably the Etruscans.