Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Mold for Arretine Bowl

Date

27 BCE–14 CE

Medium

terracotta

Culture

Italy, Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Showing a young man and woman reclining, probably at a symposium, this fragment comes from a mold that would have been used to produce relief-decorated terracotta bowls. For less affluent consumers, such products may have served as affordable alternatives to costlier versions made with precious metal. Arretine ware takes its name from Arretium (modern Arezzo, Italy), a major production site.

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