Roman Terracotta Jug with Flared Rim

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

6 7/8 in. (736 grams, 17.5 cm).

With a bulbous body and trumpet-shaped neck, handle to the rear.

Provenance

Ex London art market 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Wallace, C., Webster, P., ‘Jugs and Lids in Black Burnished ware’ in Roman Pottery Studies, 2, vol.2, 1989, pp.88-91, fig.1, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 0944