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CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN RED WARE POTTERY LAGYNOS
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The biconical body mould-made, the shoulder decorated with a Dionysiac scene, including a nude satyr dancing in the center with a fruit in his hand, the lower part decorated with a rosette and the neck in the form of the head of a maenad
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The biconical body mould-made, the shoulder decorated with a Dionysiac scene, including a nude satyr dancing in the center with a fruit in his hand, the lower part decorated with a rosette and the neck in the form of the head of a maenad
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Reputedlly found in the area of Leptis Magna, in Roman North Africa.
Formerly in the collection of the German archaeologist and architect Udo Schwalm (1905-1994), formed between the 1930s and the 1970s.
Formerly in the collection of the German archaeologist and architect Udo Schwalm (1905-1994), formed between the 1930s and the 1970s.
Exhibited
Treasures of Lost Times, Mikkel Museum, Tallinn, Estonia, 2 February - 31 December 2009.
Special notice
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