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942 - Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Centaur Scene. Circa 4th century A.D. Fragment of a vessel with rouletting and corrugations, low-relief frieze depicting a small child led by the hand by an advancing figure in a large cloak, towards a centaur holding a staff; rosettes in the field and band of pellets below; old collector's label to reverse 'Young Achilles with his mother, Thetis, taken to centaur Chiron to school'. Cf. May, T., The Pottery found at Silchester, Silchester, 1916, plate II, fig. 1, for a similar image of a centaur on Roman pottery; Cameron, A., Young Achilles in the Roman World in The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 99 (2009), pp. 1-22, fig. 2, for an identical scene on a Terra Sigillata from North Africa. 85 grams, 95 mm (3 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]
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Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Centaur Scene. Circa 4th century A.D. Fragment of a vessel with rouletting and corrugations, low-relief frieze depicting a small child led by the hand by an advancing figure in a large cloak, towards a centaur holding a staff; rosettes in the field and band of pellets below; old collector's label to reverse 'Young Achilles with his mother, Thetis, taken to centaur Chiron to school'. Cf. May, T., The Pottery found at Silchester, Silchester, 1916, plate II, fig. 1, for a similar image of a centaur on Roman pottery; Cameron, A., Young Achilles in the Roman World in The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 99 (2009), pp. 1-22, fig. 2, for an identical scene on a Terra Sigillata from North Africa. 85 grams, 95 mm (3 3/4 in.). [No Reserve] From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.
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