Inv. n°: MMoCA294

Roman Bronze Tankard

With concave walls and a short handle with a thumb support. A narrow raised band below the flaring lip. The base decorated with concentric circles in relief.

h. 10.9 x w. 11.2 cm x Ø 10 cm

1st-2nd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Formerly in the collection of Mme. Serres, widow of Jean-Philippe Serres, France, Accompanied by an export licence from the French Ministry of Culture.
  • Acquired by Charles Ede Limited from the above, 26th August 2008
  • Acquired at Charles Ede Limited, London, 6th May 2009, 102616

Publications

  • Klassieke Kunst Uit Particulier Bezit, Rijks Museum, Netherlands, July 1975, p. 2-3
  • J. Spier, "Roman Bronzes" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 136, fig. 17
  • N. Benazeth (ed.), "Dining with Socrates and Nero", Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, May/June 2017, p. 25, fig. 7

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • The Banquet from Marseille to Rome: Pleasures and Power Games, Vielle Charité Musée d'Archaeologie Méditerranéenne, Marseille, France

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