Roman Terra Sigillata mortarium from El Djem in Tunisia
€450
available
Object number
AR3338B
| Object: |
Mortarium (Roman grinding or pounding bowl)
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| Material: |
Terra Sigillata Red clay with glossy red slip |
| Date: |
1st - 2nd century A.D. Roman Empire |
| Description: |
Large bowl with low vertical rim. Small stones inside for grinding. With ring-shaped base.
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| Size: |
Diameter 195 mm, height 57 mm
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| Condition: |
Very good condition, small chips on rim, otherwise undamaged.
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| Reference: |
J. Grabsch, Terra sigillata. Ein Weltreich im Spiegel seines Luxusgeschirrs (München 1982) page 82 Nr. 113.
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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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