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
1st–2nd century A.D.
Pale brown, fine-grained fabric with a dark red glossy slip covering the exterior and extending onto the interior below the rim, terminating at the lower body. The slip is fired gray-brown in some areas. Multiple fingertip marks from the application of the slip are visible on the surface.
Tall cylindrical body with a low foot. Single groove below the rim. Two strap handles, each with two barely visible longitudinal grooves on the exterior and flat on the interior. Pronounced wheel marks on the interior.
Mended from large fragments. Lime deposits and root marks.
Height: 4.3 in. (11 cm).
Parallels: L. Plesničar-Gec, Keramika Emonskih Nekropol, Ljubljana, 1977, pls. 1, 30–31; P. Petru and S. Petru, Neviodunum (Drnovo pri Krškem), Ljubljana, 1978, pl. XXXIII, no. 23.