Terra Sigillata Kantharos

Culture: Roman

Period: 2nd century A.D.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 7 cm high; 13,3 cm in diameter

Price: 480 Euro

Ref: 3705

Provenance: Austrian private collection Prof. Josef Mairitsch (1938-1994) with the inventory number 48. Acquired between 1960 and the early 1980s. Thence in the family estate. With a copy of the inventory list.

Condition: Intact

Description: Finely worked out kantharos from the Terra Sigillata ware in typical orange-red. The biconical vessel stands on a slightly set off foot ring. Finely drawn, circumferential decorative grooves under the rim. The rim itself projects horizontally with another engraved decorative groove on the top. The band handles are semicircular and end on the middle of the body. From Asia Minor.