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Hellenistic Megarian Bowl with Floral Design, Asia Minor, 1st Century BC

Rare moldmade Megarian bowl with floral motifs and vertical handles.

The rounded bowl decorated in relief with a wreath of leaves, stamens and berries. Above them a row of flowers.

The twin handles are set on the flat lip. One of them belongs to a different vessel.

The bowl with different relief lines and bands. Standing on a rounded base.

For a related decoration, cf. nos. 113 and 130 in: Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn. Antiken aus rheinischem Privatbesitz. Ausstellungskatalog. Köln 1973.

Fine condition. Reconstituted from two fragments, handle restored.

H. 6.5 cm (2.5 in), D. 9 cm (3.5 in)
W. over handles 12.5 cm (4.9 in)

Ex German Bavarian collection, acquired 1960s-2000s.

780 USD