This ceramic reads "εἰμὶ δ᾽ ἐγὼ Διόνυσος ἐρίβρομος, ὃν τέκε μήτηρ Καδμηὶς Σεμέλη Διὸς ἐν φιλότητι μιγεῖσα - Ὅμηρος". We have managed to translated this as "I am Dionysus Eribromos (loud-crying Dionysus), whom Kadmos's daughter Semele bore from union with Zeus." and then "Homer". This is because the statement comes from the last line of Homeric Hymn 7 to Dionysus, which happens to have not actually been written by Homer.
This plate was created in Greece but the maker seems to have accidentally smudged their own mark, so that seems untraceable at the moment, though it does seem that this may have been produced from a mould used by multiple Greek artisans. At the centre of the plate, Dionysus is featured with both a satyr and a human attendant. Around the rim of the plate are scenes from the myths of Dionysus, including Zeus's magical impregnation of Semele and Hermes's delivery of the baby Dionysus to his nymph nursemaid. It has a wire hanger on back.
There is chipping of the glaze in some areas, and oxidization of the glaze in some other areas. All items are stocked at our booth at the 400 Market in Innisfil, Ontario. All our prices are inclusive of applicable sales taxes within Canada.
