Vicus Effigy Vessel

Description:

Vicus Effigy Vessel, c. 100-500 AD, one side depicts a man holding his hands to his chest, with protruding nose, slit eyes and mouth, and a crown-like coiffure, with large circular ear plugs, with a cream slip and geometric negative decoration, ht. 8 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Columbus, Ohio; Sotheby's, London, December 2, 1980, Lot 3.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Left ear damaged, and fine crack to crown.


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