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
$350.00
Western Pontus, 3rd century A.D.
Cream-orange fabric with a red slip covering the exterior, extending onto the interior of the rim and terminating at the lower body. The slip is fired dark brown in some areas.
Low-bellied body with a small flat base and short, flaring rim. Strap handle decorated with two shallow longitudinal grooves on the exterior and one on the interior. Multiple wheel marks visible on both the interior and exterior.
Intact. Traces of roots on the interior surface.
Height: 3.3 in. (8.4 cm).
Parallel: A. Rădulescu, “Contribuții la cunoașterea ceramicii romane de uz comun din Dobrogea,” Pontica, 1975, pp. 336–338, pls. 1–5.