A Roman Lead-glazed Skyphos, circa 1st Century B.C.

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Lot closes

July 5, 02:47 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Starting Bid

2,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Roman Lead-glazed Skyphos

circa 1st Century B.C.

with torus foot and deep rounded body with twin ring handles, the exterior molded in relief beneath the green glaze with four branches of grape vine emanating from the handle-zones, the interior glazed amber yellow.

Diameter at rim 10.2 cm.

Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras

French private collection, by descent from the above (Jack-Philippe Ruellan, Vannes, April 4th 2009, no. 235, illus.)

acquired by the present owner at the above sale

For a closely related example, see Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 21st, 1977, no. 139.

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