Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 85 - Antiquities sessione unica
Monday 14 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
ROMAN “DRESSEL 2-4” TYPE AMPHORA 1st century BC - 1st century AD
ROMAN “DRESSEL 2-4” TYPE AMPHORA
1st century BC - 1st century AD
height (amphora) cm 102; height (with stand) cm 107; diam. cm 12,5
Its production was located in central Tyrrhenian area and in Spain and documents the growth of the wine trade within the Roman Provinces. Intact; on the shoulder a small circular stamp with the letter D. The encrustations visible on the vessel’s surface are caused by centuries of wear in the marine environment. Provenance: From a collector-entrepreneur of the past who lived between the US and Europe, bought in the 1980s.