Roman fine pottery skyphos

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #792512
R4

A fine glazed pottery skyphos with two ring handles and a rounded body decorated with an intricate design of raised dots. The surface is covered in a streaky orange/brown glaze which is typical of early Roman ceramics, the glaze has been allowed to thicken on the rim so as to create a decorative band of darker colouring. An unusual type of design which has produced a highly successful vessel as a result. Roman, circa 1st Century AD One handle re-attached (almost invisibly), general surface we... Click for details

Roman North African Flagon with Appliques

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #791659
b546

1st-2nd Century A.D Redware flagon with ovoid shaped body with animal and palm branch appliques standing upon tall fluting base, tall tapering neck with everted rim, flanked by twin handles with relief leaf decoration. In excellent condition, measuring 15.5cm (H)

Roman Gladiatorial Prize Jug

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #791656
a99

2nd century A.D., North African Redware wine flagon, rounded body, tapering cylindrical spout and single decorated handle, the body of the Jug with applied decoration of a gladiator with spear and shield with wreath above, and an Imperial Eagle with wreath above, each panel with palms at sides. This is a spectacular example of a fine wine jug, it is believed that vessels of this type were given to winning gladiators. Provenance: Exhibited at "heads and Tales" Exhibition, 2002. Fortnum and ... Click for details

Roman fine Samian Ware bowl

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #790408
R26

A very attractive Samian Ware red gloss pottery bowl decorated in moulded relief around most of the body. The decoration consists of four separate panels. Two panels contain duplicated figures of a dancing faun and naked male within a foliate wreath. Another panel depicts a bull being led to sacrifice wearing a ribbon around its girth (presumably a human figure, now lost, would have been leading him). The fourth panel depicts a lion or leopard attacking a goat with a series of vines above. It ... Click for details

Roman Samian Ware decorated bowl

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #790406
R21

A large Samian Ware red gloss pottery bowl decorated with a moulded frieze to the lower body. The decoration consists of rectangular panels separated by quatrefoil floral arrangements and framed along the upper edge by an ovolo border. Each rectangular panel is quartered diagonally and contains a bird in the upper field and ivy leaves or sprigs in two other fields, leaving the fourth and lowest field empty. The shape of the bowl is known as Dragendorff Type 37. Central or Eastern Gaul, c. late... Click for details

Small Apulian Pottery Kantharos

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #779924
1533

Small Apulian Pottery Kantharos, circa 4th Century BCE. Wide mouth and high handles with black bands surrounding body. Sits on flared black foot. 4" high. Intact and in excellent condition.

Roman decorated pottery kantharos, c. 100 BC - 100 AD

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #777711

A rare Roman pottery kantharos, circa 100 BC - 100 AD. The buff-cream color surface has decorations in orange-red color painted slip. The shape more or less imitates silver and bronze kantharoi of the first Century BC. Height: 9.5 cm. Width from handle to handle: 16.2 cm. Good condition. Foot glued. Small crack to the rim, some surface abrasion and small rim chips. Few remains of soil on the surface. Dutch art market.

BIBLICAL ROMAN HERODIAN WINE PITCHER, 37 BC - 70 AD

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #775844

DIRECTLY FROM JERUSALEM, HOLY LAND, LARGE Roman Herodian decorated pottery wine pitcher with circular lines around the body and a shaped base.

Dated from, 37 BC - 70 AD "Time of Jesus and King Herod the great"

Measurements: Height: 18 cm - Width: 15 cm

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FROM JERUSALEM, ROMAN HERODIAN CLAY OIL LAMP,37BC-70 AD

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #775832

DIRECTLY FROM THE HOLY LAND, Biblical Large size Roman Herodian clay oil lamp, 37 BC - 70 AD "Time of JESUS and King Herod the great"

Known as the Herodian because of its widespread use during the reign of Herod the Great in Israel (circa 37 BC to 4 BC), this lamp was wheel-made with the spout applied by hand. Thus, every Herodian lamp is slightly different. The type remained in use up to about AD 150 in some parts o... Click for details

Roman large pottery bust of a young boy

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #775523
R25

A large hollow moulded pottery bust of a young boy. The boy's hair is platted in a strip down the middle of the head and he wears an amuletic chain around his neck. In either hand he holds a bunch of grapes and a dove or chicken. Although images of young boys are usually associated with the Egyptianising god Harpocrates, this bust forms part of an unusual group which falls outside of this category and cannot be directly attributed to the child-god. The grapes and bird respectively represent ab... Click for details