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Roman Terra Sigillata Jug - PF.1661
Origin: Found in Petra, Jordan
Circa: 50
BC
to 150
AD
Dimensions:
8.25" (21.0cm) high
x 6.25" (15.9cm) wide
Collection: Classical Antiquities
Medium: Terra Sigillata
£2,800.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
At the height of the Nabatean Empire, this
elegant vessel might have held oil, wine, or
perhaps water. We can imagine some dark-eyed
beauty laughing with her friends as she filled it
at a well. As we hold it in our hands today,
admiring its simple beauty, we are aware of the
touch of other hands long ago. Who might have
held it when it was new? Were the dreams and
emotions that guided their lives so very different
from our own? The vessel's graceful unadorned
shape appeals as much to the contemporary eye
as it did to the culture that created it. Such
artifacts, ordinary enough in their own age,
connect us in an intimate way with the world of
the past. In its presence, we cross the bridge of
time and set the imagination on a journey of
discovery.
- (PF.1661)
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