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Roman Flagon
$475.00
1st–first half of the 2nd century A.D.
Light brown-orange, fine-grained fabric with a glossy dark red slip covering the exterior, extending inside the neck and terminating at the lower body; fired dark brown in some areas.
Globular body with a short, narrow, parabolic neck and a broad, sharply profiled biconical rim. Low, broad foot with a protruding central area on the underside, leaving the perimeter recessed. Handle of rectangular cross-section with a longitudinal groove on the exterior. Multiple wheel ridges visible on the surface.
Intact. Lime deposits and root marks on the interior.
