A Roman pottery wine transport amphora with attractive encrustation, Northern Adriatic region, 1st C. b.C./3rd C.

H.: 71,5 cm (incl. stand)
H.: 51,5 cm (excl. stand)

Can be classified in the Dressel typology under number 29, likely of Northern Adriatic origin, diffused to Rome and the Mediterranean area.

Provenance:
- Part of an important Belgian private collection. Surfaced by the father of the owners upon several boating and diving excursions along the coast of Croatia, Albania and Greece, in the early 1960's.