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
$600.00
2nd century A.D.
Brown fabric with a dull brick-red slip covering the entire surface except for the foot and exterior of the base.
Flaring wall curving upward to an incurved rim. Broad, flat floor with a low foot. The interior is stamped with two concentric grooved circles enclosing a central planta pedis motif.
Intact. Lime deposits, root marks, and a spot of iron oxide on the floor.
Height: 1.2 in. (3 cm).
Diameter: 6.5 in. (16.5 cm).
Reference: J. W. Hayes, Late Roman Pottery, British School at Rome, London, 1972, p. 50, Form 27.