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Roman Amphoriskos

$375.00

2nd century A.D.

Light cream-orange, fine-grained fabric.

Broad, hemispherical body turning sharply to a wide shoulder and conical neck. Funnel-shaped rim, offset from the neck. Ring foot with a protruding central knob on the underside. Two handles of rectangular cross-section, attached to the shoulders and below the rim.

Intact. Root marks on the interior.

Height: 4.1 in. (10.4 cm).