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LOT 1352
Large Carthaginian Buffware Ribbed Cup
PUNIC, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (345 grams, 11.2 cm).
Conical body with vertical lines to the outer face, flat discoid base and slightly chamfered rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
From the estate of a late Bristol, South West England, collector.
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LOT 1352
Large Carthaginian Buffware Ribbed Cup
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Terracotta Amphora Handle with Stamp
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Opening Bid: £5
Sturdy handle fragment with a rectangular stamp on the upper face with legend 'E[I]C EYKPATIΔA (to Eukratides)'. 229 grams, 10.8 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The commercial stamp seems to be linked to the name Eukratides, referring to a Graeco-Roman trade mark impressed onto the clay handles of ceramic transport amphorae. Eukratides could have been a merchant at the destination or the owner of the commercial business.
