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Roman Terra Sigillata Jug - P.4703
Origin: Found in Petra, Jordan
Circa: 50
BC
to 100
AD
Dimensions:
4.5" (11.4cm) high
x 3.5" (8.9cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Classical
Medium: Terra Sigillata
Additional Information: hk, sold
$680.00
Location: United States
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Possessed of a graceful beauty that
still
delights our senses, this superb vessel
perhaps contained water or wine during
the
Golden Age of Rome. When we hold it
today, we are aware of the touch of
ancient
hands; those of the potter who shaped
it;
perhaps of a serving maid in some
bustling
roadside tavern; of soldiers of the
Roman
legions passing it around as they
swapped
tales of battle. In its presence, those
citizens of the Classical world,
otherwise
forgotten, come briefly alive. We feel
the
energy of their lives and we become part
of
the unbroken chain of history.
- (P.4703)
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