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LOT 0712
Roman Bronze Situla
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (560 grams, 20 cm wide).
Comprising a bell-shaped bowl, everted rim, shallow foot and round-section articulate handle; split, base absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Literature
Cf. Boucher, S. and Tassinari, S., Bronzes Antiques I, Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle, Paris, 1976, p.129, no.150, for similar vessel.
Footnotes
Situla (plural situlae), from the Latin word for bucket or pail, is the term in archaeology and art history for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, usually with a handle at the top. Roman styles favoured a simple shape curving from the base, becoming vertical at the top, with a wide mouth and no shoulder, but sometimes with a projecting rim. These had a variety of uses, including aiding with washing and bathing.
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