Roman - Decorated Red Ware Platter > Lot No. 745

Description:
Circa 1st-4th century AD. A very large red-ware platter with heavy stepped rim; the central motif a star of five palm leaves surrounded by seventeen roundels; four concentric circles impressed into the tondo with a wide impressed hatched border.

Measurements:
1.155 Kg, 316 mm wide (12.5 inches).

Condition:
Very fine, without damage or repair.

Provenance:
From an old English collection, found North Africa.

Estimate: £220 - 300 (EUR 270 - 370; USD 350 - 470)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £200