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Lot Essay
The shape, type and ornamental details of this dish find parallels in Roman silver from the mid 1st century B.C. through the 1st century A.D. Plates, dishes and bowls with "ear-handles" were especially popular in the Bay of Naples area (see pp. 148-149 in Strong, Greek and Roman Gold and Silver Plate).
Compare the border on the 19th century etching of a Roman kantharos from the Casa dell'Argenteria, nos. 35-36, pp. 54-55 in Stefanelli, L'Argento dei Romani. For the form of the handles compare the vessels from the House of Menander, Pompeii, nos. 313 and 314 in Ward-Perkins and Claridge, Pompeii AD 79.
Compare the border on the 19th century etching of a Roman kantharos from the Casa dell'Argenteria, nos. 35-36, pp. 54-55 in Stefanelli, L'Argento dei Romani. For the form of the handles compare the vessels from the House of Menander, Pompeii, nos. 313 and 314 in Ward-Perkins and Claridge, Pompeii AD 79.