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Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (71.9 grams, 98 mm).
From the upper part of a vessel, displaying a bird, a satyr head and a caduceus, a leaping wild horse and a gladiator within a roundel.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, item 697, for similar fragment.
FOOTNOTES:
These kind of fragments are often found in military camps. In addition to simple cooking pots, jugs, plates and mortars, the household effects of a contubernium (the smallest organised unit of soldiers in the Roman army composed of eight legionaries) also included finer eating and drinking utensils. To avoid confusion, many soldiers marked their dishes with their names and, if necessary, repaired them with the help of lead clips.
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