The ancient Roman Empire was established in 27 BCE after the fall of the Roman Republic and continued until its demise in the 5th century CE. Its political center was the city of Rome. A significant part of the empire was the colonies it established in Roman North Africa.
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Made in Roman North Africa, this small pouring vessel made of durable materials was called coarse wear for everyday use. Elegant in its simplicity It was made with a potters wheel. A fine small piece of history.
Greek style Oenochoe wine jugs were made in Roman North Africa and exported throughout the empire. Potters wheel made unadorned coarse wears like this small vessel with everted rim were made for daily use and for offerings to deities.
Miniature 4th century BCE elegant xenon Apulia vessel, flared rim and handle, with painted orange geometric designs which may have been a child’s cup or used for votive purposes.
Early Christianity oil lamps were also seen as a symbol of light and a manifestations of the presence of the divine.
This Roman ceramic flagon is a uniquely shaped vessel used to store and pour potable liquids. A crème slip carinated jug with a high profile and a trefoil pouring spout, it has a strap handle attached from the carinated edge to just below the rim for easy handling. Roman coarse wars like this were use for liquids and to make offerings to household deities.
The shape of this elegant carinated ancient earthenware pouring vessel used to hold and dispense potable liquids: water, wine and other drinks. They were used to hydrate everyone including laborers, field workers, ship-rowers, army personnel and people in their homes and were placed wherever they were needed.
Made in the Roman North Africa, this ancient carinated ceramic flagon called coarse wear for daily use made of inexpensive durable clay was used to hydrate all kinds of people and on home altars for offerings to family deities. Carinated pottery, where the top and lower sections are angled in opposite directions forming a pointed edge, was common ancient pottery shape, this one with a handle.
A fine ancient Roman platter produced for upper classes, this is refined and delicate and has stamped decorative images in complex circles. Although rough areas with small losses remain, it is an ancient piece otherwise in very good condition that, especially considering its age and use, remains a remarkable surviving piece of history.
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