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Catalogusnummer: 4500
Tunesia, a fine Roman terra chiara portrait vessel of a woman, 3rd-4th century CE
Oinochoe of dark orange-red color, in the shape of a female head. On the upper part of the vessel, near the pouring spout, there is an inscription: "EX OF[ICINO] NAVIGI". The woman has almond-shaped eyes, and her face is framed by wavy hair. She wears a necklace with an eye pendant.
H. 21.8 cm.
Provenance: Private Dutch collection, collected between 1970-1974 by a collector working for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stationed in North Africa.
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