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5194. Interesting and attractive Roman terracotta vessel
5194. Interesting and attractive Roman terracotta vessel 5194. Interesting and attractive Roman terracotta vessel 5194. Interesting and attractive Roman terracotta vessel 5194. Interesting and attractive Roman terracotta vessel 5194. Interesting and attractive Roman terracotta vessel
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This is an unusual piece in a particularly thin and delicate pottery fine grained orange fabric  with an external dark grey slip; almost as delicate as Nabatean pottery.

The top part is black, the bottom reserved. 

A simple but elegant use of colour I think.

Totally intact.

78 mm

Roman, circa 3rd century.

Parallels: Robinson H. S. Pottery of the Roman period. The Athenian Agora Vol. V. Princeton, 1959, p.87, pl. 18, M36;

Hayes J. W. The Villa Dionysos excavations, Knossos: the pottery // BSA # 78. London, 1983, p.109, fig. 11, 150.

Ex Caton-Thompson collection.

No, I don't know who they are!

This information has accompanied this piece through the last two owners.



Price: 375.00 GBP

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