Beaker with hunting scene

Roman, 2nd – 3rd Century AD

Clay with dark grey slip.

H 6.9 cm Ø 6.4 cm

The beaker shows a chase scene in barbotine technique - a hound is chasing a hind. The animals are surrounded by floral motifs. Finding places are the Rhineland and south-east England. Unbroken; two cracks on the upper edge stabilised; slip slightly abraded.

cf.

The British Museum number: 1875,0605.5

The Trimontium Museum: Castor Ware Beaker: NMS ref X.FRA 1391

Provenance

German private collection J. R. (1941-2021), acquired between 1960 and 1990 on the European art market – mainly in the 1970s and 1980s at auctions in London.

Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.

Price

€ 4,900

Item

7580

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