A Roman Marble Strigillated Vase, circa late 1st Century A.D.

with missing separately carved foot, rounded shouldered body, and twin fragmentary fluted handles with simulated straps binding them each three times to the rim; no restorations.

Dr. Bres, Villa Fontvieille, Grasse, prior to 1953
by descent to the present owner

Surface only slightly weathered overall, clearly showing large/coarse-grained Greek island marble. On side not shown in printed catalogue main photo, outside of rim is abraded and chipped, handles are missing altogether, and body shows a non-structural stress-crack as well as an area of pitting. Minor chips and abrasions along and across ridges of strigillation pattern. Marble foot was made separately in antiquity and is now lost. Object is well balanced and stands up by itself, but it still needs a new base to stand on securely.
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A Roman marble figure of the young Dionysos from the collection of Dr. Bres was sold at Sotheby's, New York, December 12th, 2014, no. 22.