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
$475.00
3rd century A.D.
Orange-brown, fine-grained fabric with a thin gray-brown slip covering the exterior and extending onto the interior of the lip, terminating at the lower body.
Globular body with a small base and a pronounced central knob on the underside. Slight molding marks the junction of the body and neck. Small handle of flattened cross-section, attached to the upper wall and just below the rim. Multiple wheel ridges are visible on the lower body and interior.
Intact, with a thin stable crack. Lime deposits and numerous root marks.
Height: 4.9 in. (12.4 cm).
Parallels: H. S. Robinson, Pottery of the Roman Period: The Athenian Agora, Vol. V, Princeton, 1959, p. 87, pl. 18, M36; J. W. Hayes, “The Villa Dionysos Excavations, Knossos: The Pottery,” BSA 78, London, 1983, p. 109, fig. 11, no. 150.