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THBSea-Salvaged Graeco-Roman Pottery Transport Amphora
Lot 23f
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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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- Lot Description
Roman, Graeco-Roman period, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A fine buffware pottery transport amphora with a tapering piriform body, a conical base, a rounded shoulder, a cylindrical neck with a slightly-flared rim, and a pair of applied strap handles. The visible ribs on the exterior - formed during the wheel-throwing process - indicate that this was created with a utilitarian purpose in mind. Transport vessels like this example were typically not adorned with painted decorations or applied details, though some display stamped markings denoting the materials contained within. The piriform body would have held preserved meat or fruit used to sustain legions of Roman legions. Size: 7.75" W x 21" H (19.7 cm x 53.3 cm); 21.5" H (54.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Lacking its cork and pitch stopper, the original contents of this amphora are unknown; based on the conical size and shape, it was most likely used to transport stewed fruit, salted fish, or other foodstuffs (larger ones were for olive oil or wine). Amphorae formed the basis of the Roman economy as storage vessels for transporting goods throughout the Empire, with examples found from North Africa to Britain. The pointed base on this one is standard and was intended for storage in Roman warehouses in soft ground and for transport on ships by placing it through a specially-designed rack and roping it through the handles to others.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection
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#146808Repaired from multiple large pieces, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines, and restoration to the conical base. This was recovered from the sea, hence the dense encrustations and calcifications. Chips and abrasions to base, body, handles, and rim. Nice earthen deposits, encrustations, and calcifications throughout.Condition
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