Roman red gloss pottery bowl with a maker’s mark

A shallow pottery bowl with a red gloss coated surface and incised concentric circle decoration. The centre of the tondo is stamped with an indistinct maker’s mark ending “OCTIV”.

Culture:
Roman, 1st or 2nd Century AD

Size:
3 x 16.7 cms

Condition:
Surface wear and chipping as seen in the photographs, the red slip mostly lost on the underside

Provenance:
Ex. private collection, Paris, France; inherited and formerly acquired in North Africa during the early to mid 20th Century.