Auction 65 Coins, Weights, Seals, Jewelry, Oil Lamps, Glass, Antiquities
By Archaeological Center Ltd
Sep 27, 2018
Mazal Dagim St., Old City of Jaffa, Israel
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LOT 494:

A ROMAN EROTIC TERRA-SIGILLATA TWO-HANDLED CUP "SKYPHOS"

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Sold for: $11,000
Estimated price :
$ 7,000 - $8,000
Buyer's Premium: 18%
VAT: 17% On commission only

A ROMAN EROTIC TERRA-SIGILLATA TWO-HANDLED CUP "SKYPHOS"
1st-2nd century CE. Depicting four different erotic scenes. Mended but in good condition and very rare. 12.9 cm across the handles, 8.2 cm high. For similar erotic vessels see: Catherina Johns, Sex or Symbols. Erotic Images of Greece and Rome, 1982, pp. 126-129. Ex S.M. collection, Herzliya Pituah.
Estimate: $ 7,000 – 8,000

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