Large Roman Aegean Terracotta Amphora

EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.

27 1/4 in. (7.8 kg, 69 cm).

Tall and with a narrow base, two sturdy ribbed strap handles and a conical neck with a stepped profile; restored. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. example from Dura Europos in the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York, under ref. Middle Roman Amphora 7.

CONDITION

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LOT 0596