Roman Bronze Tankard

With concave walls and a short handle with a thumb support. A narrow raised band below the flaring lip. The base decorated with concentric circles in relief.

h. 10.9 x w. 11.2 cm x Ø 10 cm

1st-2nd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Mme. Serres, widow of Jean-Philippe Serres, France, Accompanied by an export licence from the French Ministry of Culture.
Acquired by Charles Ede Limited from the above, August 26, 2008
Acquired at Charles Ede Limited, London, May 6, 2009, 102616

Publications

Klassieke Kunst Uit Particulier Bezit, Rijks Museum, Netherlands, July 1975, p. 2-3
J. Spier, "Roman Bronzes" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 136, fig. 17
N. Benazeth (ed.), "Dining with Socrates and Nero", Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, May/June 2017, p. 25, fig. 7

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
The Banquet from Marseille to Rome: Pleasures and Power Games, Vielle Charité Musée d'Archaeologie Méditerranéenne, Marseille, France

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