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 “GAULOISE” TYPE AMPHORA 2nd - 3rd century AD
ROMAN “GAULOISE” TYPE AMPHORA
2nd - 3rd century AD
height (amphora) cm 59; height (with stand) cm 73; diam. cm 11
Restored by fragments, with few missing pieces. 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.