Antiquities - ancient Hellenistic or Roman mammiform pottery cup

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Hellenistic or Roman mammiform pottery cup

£200

An elegant red slip pottery cup in the form of a breast with the base terminating in a nipple shaped protrusion (not visible in the photographs).

The exact purpose of this unusual shape is not known but it seems logical to assume that it was used for serving milk in one form or another.

Hellenistic or early Roman, c. 1st Century BC/AD

One almost invisible repair, general surface wear as seen in the photographs

Size: 8.8 x 11.5 cms

Ex. Private collection, Germany. Acquired 1960's / 1970's. Part of the collection has been published though not this item.