AN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN POTTERY WINE AMPHORA

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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN COLLECTION Provenance: acquired during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

AN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN POTTERY WINE AMPHORA

2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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AN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN POTTERY WINE AMPHORA
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
With twin vertical grooved handles, the tall cylindrical neck with collared rim, the long body with narrow shoulder, tapered at the base with extended cylindrical foot, marine encrustation, one handle repaired, on metal tripod stand
38¼ in. (97.1 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Amphorae of this form were used to contain the highly esteemed Falernian and Caecuban wines which are known to have been aged in these vessels. The interior would have been given a coating of pitch to seal the porous fabric and the mouth stopped with a cork.

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