LARGE ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE OLPE
Ca. 400-500 AD.
A Late Roman bronze jug rising from a flared short foot. The vessel features an inverted piriform lower body with ribbing features, flaring to a gracefully-shaped neck and ending with a nicely formed mouth with a flat rim. The stylized figural handle connects the shoulder with a mouth and the base of the handle is decorated with a face mask, while the opposing end bears an image of a large palmette.
Size: L:370mm / W:190mm ; 2.32kg
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 3000 - 6000