Lot no. 92
SMALL URN With globular body, truncated cone-shaped disc base and side handle. The lid has in the shape of a pomegranate tip (?). Terracotta. H. 8.2 x Diam. 9 cm Roman art, 1st century Provenance Private collection J. Grall, France, acquired in the 1960s A Roman single-handled urn with lid. Fine small globular urn raised on a narrow base with a wide, flared top opening; the rim supports a tight-fitting lid decorated with small notch- es, circular ridges, and a spliced knob handle. A single strap handle with two deep grooves is attached to the middle body of the urn. Vessel made of a fine grey clay fired very hard to produce a remarkably thinwalled vase. 1st Century A.D.
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