Roman Gaulish Samian fragment signed by Butrio
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A fragment from a fine terra sigillata (Samian Ware) pottery bowl decorated with hunting dogs pursuing a stag, a lion killing a wild boar, a drama mask and the potter’s signature BVTRIO.
The potter Butrio was active in the Lezoux area of France is the subject of numerous academic articles, his works can be found in numerous museums (see below).
Culture
Roman Gaul, early to mid 2nd Century AD
15.9 x 12.5 cms
Condition
Fragment, repaired from two pieces
Provenance
Ex. Brunet Collection, Les Baux-de-Provence, France; acquired before 1973 from the collection of the archaeologist and antiquarian G. Lepetit, France.
For a bowl by Butrio, now in the British Museum, please see:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1888-0930-1
Another fragment in the Metropolitan Museum, New York:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250442