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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE INKWELL
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The deep bowl with straight sides, on a splayed foot with lathe-turned moldings on the underside, a raised band of guilloche below the rim highlighted by copper and silver overlay, the interior bisected by a sheet insert, the two part lid with lathe-turned moldings, one side with a circular aperture for insertion of a stylus, the other side with a bail handle with stylized duck head terminals
2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The deep bowl with straight sides, on a splayed foot with lathe-turned moldings on the underside, a raised band of guilloche below the rim highlighted by copper and silver overlay, the interior bisected by a sheet insert, the two part lid with lathe-turned moldings, one side with a circular aperture for insertion of a stylus, the other side with a bail handle with stylized duck head terminals
2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) high
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1988.