★ Appealing Object ★

TOP PART OF A ROMAN JUG HANDLE WITH A THUMB Circa 1st-2nd century AD. Upper part of a finely worked and decorated handle of a jug; the thumb rest of the handle is worked as a human thumb with nail. Rare! For a comparable but less detailed handle see: A. Kaufmann-Heinimann, Die römischen Bronzen der Schweiz V. Neufunde und Nachträge (Mainz 1994), cat. no. 275. H 62 mm, W 49 mm

Ex private collection, acquired on the German art market before 2000.