Ancient Roman Green lead-glazed Pottery oinochoe with a maenad (Bacchante), a female follower of Dionysus/Bacchus – 18.7 cm

Ancient Roman Green Lead-Glazed Pottery Oinochoe with Maenad (Bacchante)Culture / Period: Ancient RomanDate / Period: 1st–2nd century A.D.Material: Green lead-glazed potteryDimensions: 187 mmCondition: Good conditionNo 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: 958The current owner (S.N.J. S.) purchased the oinochoe from J.v.S. in Putten, The Netherlands.The previous owner, J.v.S. of Putten, stated that the object had been in his collection since the 1990s.According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in The Netherlands since the 1990s.No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.Background Information:This Roman pottery oinochoe is a handled pouring vessel, a form ultimately derived from the Greek tradition and commonly associated with serving and pouring liquids, particularly wine. The vessel has a rounded body, elongated neck and single handle. At the lower attachment of the handle is a moulded female figure identified as a Maenad or Bacchante, a follower of Dionysus, known to the Romans as Bacchus.Maenads belonged to the mythological... lees verder bij Catawiki