Roman red gloss Samian Ware bowl with barbotine decoration

R97

£260.00

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A Samian Ware red gloss pottery bowl with barbotine decoration around the rim in the form of stylised trailing ivy buds.

Culture
Roman, early to mid 2nd Century AD

Size
4.7 x 12.7 cms

Condition
Chipping to the rim and foot, a clean repair on one side of the rim

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Chinon, France; acquired mid 20th Century

For a similar example in Reading Museum, please see:
http://collections.readingmuseum.org.uk/index.asp?page=record&mwsquery=%20%7Bcollection%7D=%7Barchaeology%7D%20AND%20%28%7Bdate%7D=*%7BRoman%7D%29&filename=REDMG&hitsStart=67

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