A Roman pottery barrel-shaped flask, with short neck and two vertical handles, the wide rounded body with ribbed encircling bands -- 7¾in. (19.6cm.) high, circa 1st-4th Century A.D., probably from Egypt; and another ribbed amphora, with wide mouth and two lug handles, the pointed body tapering to a flat base, with encrustations -- 10in. (25.4cm.) high, circa 1st Century A.D. (2)

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