Ancient Gallo Roman Pottery Wine jug – 27 cm

Ancient Gallo-Roman Pottery Wine JugCulture / Period: Gallo-RomanDate / Period: Roman Imperial PeriodMaterial: Pottery Dimensions: Height 270 mm × Diameter 210 mmCondition: Good condition. No shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid.Provenance information:Object Registration ID: 1037The current owner (S.N.J. S.) purchased the wine jug from J.P. in Eijsden, the Netherlands.The previous owner, J.P. from Eijsden, the Netherlands, stated that the object had been in his collection since the 1990s.According to the previous owner, the jug had previously belonged to a private collection in the Netherlands, reportedly dating back to the 1990s.No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.Background Information:This Gallo-Roman pottery wine jug features a distinctive globular body, a narrow cylindrical neck, a slightly flared rim and a single loop handle extending from the neck to the shoulder. Its elegant proportions and reddish-beige ceramic surface reflect the established pottery traditions of Roman Gaul, where practical functionality was combined with carefully developed vessel forms.During the Roman Imperial Period, ceramic jugs were widely used... lees verder bij Catawiki