Hi, all. Here is a
red slip
pottery sherd from
Caesarea Maritima with an erotic motif. These seem to be pretty
rare. I searched the
New York MMoA and British
Museum Collections for parallels without much luck. The British Museum
had a Samian Ware
bowl with different erotic scenes and a somewhat similar beaded vertical
border, the color a little more orange than mine. They also show a Central Gaulish Samian fragment with animal scenes and the same kind of vertical lines. A closer match might be in the
Forum gallery of Charles S, described as an
Arretine bowl:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=82200. Any corrections to the description, and opinions as to
type, place of origin, and date would be appreciated. Thanks, V-drome.
BCC CG27
Ceramic Fragment
1st-2nd Century CE?
Red slip earthenware
pottery fragment, with
erotic scene and remains of a nearly vertical
longitudinal beaded line
border. Moulded and wheel
made, the interior shows horizontal marks from
the turning process. Fine-grained, very light
reddish/tan clay with
applied red slip.
3.65 x 3.6 x 0.75cm. Wt: 8.0gm.
Surface find
Caesarea Maritima, 1971.
(click for larger pic)
