TWO ROMAN NORTH AFRICAN RED WARE PLATE FRAGMENTS

BOTH CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

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TWO ROMAN NORTH AFRICAN RED WARE PLATE FRAGMENTS
BOTH CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
One with frieze below rim decorated in relief with a fruiting leafy tree and a running hound wearing studded collar; another with central standing goddess wearing flowing drapery, arms outstretched, flanked by a bound prisoner and a legionary in tunic and cloak; a Roman pottery triangular lamp handle with relief decoration of a shepherd, perhaps Pan, reclining under a tree, playing pipes with a lyre and lamb in the field, circa 1st Century A.D.; and a Romano-Egyptian pottery fragmentary handle with relief heads of a satyr, maenad and bearded Seilenos, circa 1st Century B.C./A.D., both mounted
8 in. (20.2 cm.) long max. (4)

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