Large Terra Sigillata Bottle

Culture: Roman

Period: 3rd century A.D.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 19.5 cm high

Price: 600 Euro

Ref: 3708

Provenance: Austrian private collection Prof. Josef Mairitsch (1938-1994) with inventory number 41. Acquired between 1960 and the early 1980s. Thence in the family estate. With an old collection note and copy of the inventory list.

Condition: Intact. On one side some encrustation and areas of misfire.

Description: Elegant terracotta bottle of the terra sigillata ware with a set off foot ring. The body cylindrical and towards the shoulder elegantly rounded, which creates a form of a dome. The neck is long and also cylindrical. On the upper part a thin rib, where the band handle with an elevated middle ridge and raised edges starts. It slightly curves upwards and ends on the shoulder. The spout of the jug with a fine profile, the rim collar-shaped.