Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$575.00
1st century B.C.
Orange fabric with mica inclusions; traces of a white slip covering the vessel.
Elongated, drop-shaped body with a short neck, funnel-shaped mouth, and broad discoid rim. The narrowest part of the body is emphasized by a cordon. Low pedestal foot with a flat central area on the underside, decorated with incised concentric circles. Handle of rounded cross-section with multiple longitudinal flutes.
Lime deposits and root marks on the interior. Four mended seams: three on the handle and one on the upper body.
Height: 10.6 in. (27 cm).