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THBSea-Encrusted Roman Pottery Transport Amphora, ex-Kirk Douglas
Lot 23a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A quintessential terracotta transport amphora with a piriform body tapering to a pointed base. Twin handles arch upwards from the sloped shoulders and terminate just below the flared rim. Thick encrustations of barnacles and marine deposits adorn the surface - a natural souvenir from centuries spent on the ocean floor. Vessels such as this were transported all throughout the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas starting around 600 BCE and through the Byzantine Empire. They carried water, wine, olive oil, and grains and were designed to sit in a layer of sand at the lower deck of a merchant ship. Literally thousands of these examples have been found in shipwrecks throughout this region, but this is an exceptionally fine and attractive example. Size: 16.9" Diameter x 31" H (42.9 cm x 78.7 cm); 31.6" H (80.3 cm) on included custom stand.
See several similar examples in the British Museum. London. Compare to a near identical example in "Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade," no. 38 by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, where it states that this type of amphora was the first known to have carried wine from Italy to Greece.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Andrew Jones Auctions, Los Angeles, California, USA, May 18, 2022, lot 90; ex-Kirk and Anne Douglas collection, Hollywood, California, USA
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#173001Losses and chipping to rim. Light surface wear with a few nicks and abrasions as shown. Otherwise, excellent with rich sea encrustations.Condition
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