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LOT 0623
Roman Period Terracotta Footed Vessel
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (401 grams, 13.1 cm wide).
Comprising a broad carinated bowl with central hole and hatching to the rim, stepped stem and flared base with rolled rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Literature
Cf. Marney, P.T., Roman & Belgic Pottery, from excavations in Milton Keynes, 1972-1982, Aylesbury, 1989, fig.29, no.29, for similar profile.
Footnotes
Maybe a vessel used for the holy libations, as could be deduced from the central aperture. The Romans had adopted the Etruscan rituals for the sacred libations called aisna or eisna, and they essentially consisted of prayers and offerings. Most of the offerings took place during the morning (thesan), and vacl thesnin was the 'morning libation'. The practice included a threefold offering, to heaven, earth and the gods.
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