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Large Late Roman Dish

$400.00

Second half of the 4th–first quarter of the 5th century A.D.

Orange fabric with a dark red-orange slip covering the entire surface except for the exterior of the base.

Broad, flat floor with flaring walls curving upward to a slightly incurved rim. Low foot positioned close to the edge of the floor.

Intact. Lime and root deposits. Iron oxide deposit on the rim.

Height: 2.1 in. (5.3 cm).
Diameter: 10.2 in. (26 cm).

For a related dish: J. W. Hayes, Late Roman Pottery, British School at Rome, London, 1972, p. 54, fig. 9.

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