Roman Terra Sigillata cup from El Djem in Tunisia
€295
available
Object number
AR3338G
| Object: |
Cup
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| Material: |
Terra Sigillata Red clay with glossy red slip |
| Date: |
2nd - 3rd century A.D. Roman Empire |
| Description: |
Cup with flat base, cylindrical, slightly convex body and round-bar lip.
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| Size: |
Diameter 120 mm, height 88 mm.
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| Condition: |
At the rim and upper part of the body some cracks and chips. Larger chip on one side of body. One part of the rim restored from small fragments. Overall a very nice and impressive piece.
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| Reference: |
Gose, Gefäßtypen der römischen Keramik im Rheinland Bd. 1 (1976) Nr. 92
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2022 from the German private collection E.S. Presented to E.S. in 2008 by Ms. Margarete Scheubert. Acquired by the Scheubert family in Tunisia between 1960 and 1974. Allegedly acquired in El Djem. Rudolf Scheubert, the husband of Margarete Scheubert, was a diplomat. In the 1960s, the Scheubert family had a close relationship to the former royal family of Tunisia and spent a lot of time in the country until 1974. Their son, Bernhard (Bernd) Scheubert, who was the partner of E.S., later became internationally known as the „Tunisia Painter“. |
| Authenticity: |
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