Roman terra sigillata jar
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Object number
AR2937
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Jar with two handles
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| Material: |
Terra sigillata Red clay with glossy red slip |
| Date: |
1st - 3rd century AD Roman Empire |
| Description: |
Globular jar with small discus-shaped foot, broad conical neck and two flat handles decorated centrally with a groove and with a pyramidal structure at the highest point of each handle.
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| Size: |
Diameter 91 mm, height 114 mm
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| Condition: |
Perfectly preserved. Ancient graffito "X" on the body, modern writing "TS" in black color on the bottom.
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| Literature: |
Garbsch, TERRA SIGILLATA - Ein Weltreich im Spiegel seines Luxusgeschirrs. Katalog der Ausstellung der Prähistorischen Staatssammlung München (München, 1982)
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2017 from the German private collection Heimbach in which the plate was inherited from the German private collection of Mr. Karl Naske. Acquired by Mr. Naske in the 1960s - 1970s on the German art market.
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| Authenticity: |
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