Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century BCE. A redware bowl with a flat, almost nonexistent foot and a deep body with concave sides and a flared rim. The interior of the bowl has a small, stamped design of fish and knots, perhaps showing fish swimming into nets.This is an example of simple Samian Ware (sometimes known as terra sigillata) or possibly an early Fine Ware (fineware). These types of pottery were mass produced in Roman provinces and exported throughout the western part of the Empire. They were made to be used for displaying and serving foods. We can guess that this one was used for serving seafood! Many of them are known from Roman Britain; they are also known from the Pompeii "hoard", a collection of the vessels found in a crate that had arrived in the town and not yet been taken out of their packaging when Mt Vesuvius erupted on August 23, 79 CE. Size: 12.95" W x 1.8" H (32.9 cm x 4.6 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Private Orange County, CA collection

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#118173

Intact with very minor chips to the rim.