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Property from a Swiss Private Collection

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

VAT reduced rateUK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Auction Closed

July 3, 02:32 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Roman Marble Strigillated Vase

circa late 1st Century A.D.


probably a cinerary urn, with splayed foot and twin vertical strap handles, the pyriform body decorated overall with strigillation.

Height 40 cm.

Please note that the property designation for the present lot in the printed catalogue is incorrect. It should read: Property from a Swiss Private Collection.

Portuguese private collection

Belgian art market, acquired at auction in Portugal

Galerie Chenel, Paris, acquired from the above

acquired by the present owner from the above in 2013

For a related example with fragmentary vertical handles in the Museo Nazionale Archeologico in Venice see https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/Veneto/ArchaeologicalProperty/CRV-RA_0013671.