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4504 - Roman Tunisia Terra Chiara portrait vessel depicting a bearded man, 3rd–4th century AD. An oinochoe in the shape of a man, with long, wavy locks, a short beard, a mustache, and a small goatee under his lower lip. The pupils point outward, and the iris is grooved. On the front of the tall cylindrical spout, the manufacturer’s mark is inscribed: “EX OF / NAVIGII,” divided over two lines. The handle is broad and decorated with vertical grooves. (H. 17 cm) Provenance: Private Dutch collection, acquired between 1970 and 1974 by a collector working for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stationed in North Africa.
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Roman Tunisia Terra Chiara portrait vessel depicting a bearded man, 3rd–4th century AD. An oinochoe in the shape of a man, with long, wavy locks, a short beard, a mustache, and a small goatee under his lower lip. The pupils point outward, and the iris is grooved. On the front of the tall cylindrical spout, the manufacturer’s mark is inscribed: “EX OF / NAVIGII,” divided over two lines. The handle is broad and decorated with vertical grooves. (H. 17 cm) Provenance: Private Dutch collection, acquired between 1970 and 1974 by a collector working for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stationed in North Africa. Published and exhibited: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. Classical Art from Private Collections: Dutch Collections 1575–1975. Exhibition catalog no. 10. Leiden: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, 1975, cat. no. 645, without image. Exhibited in 1975 at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Holland. [1]
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