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LOT 0850

Large Roman Bronze Jug with Handle

3RD CENTURY A.D.

14 in. (1.69 kg, 35.5 cm).

Piriform in profile with a flared foot and raised collar at the shoulder, everted rim to the mouth with crescent plate to the rear ending in profile avian heads; curved acanthus-leaf with bulb finial forming the thumb-pad, with a swept curve to the strap handle ending in a deer's head at the junction with the body; heavily restored.

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 291, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0850

Large Roman Bronze Jug with Handle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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