A ROMAN STYLE RED FIGURE POLYCHROME BRONZE OINOCHOE

A ROMAN STYLE RED FIGURE POLYCHROME BRONZE OINOCHOE WINE VESSEL, POSSIBLY ALEXANDRIA, IN THE 1ST CENTURY BC/1ST CENTURY AD TASTE, painted in the Boeotian style, cream, orange, black, and red painted bronze with a gilt painted circular flared mouth over a tapered neck with geometric circular, line, meander and wave motifs over palmettes and a vis-à-vis male and female birds, slightly pronounced shoulders joined by a sinuous handle with relief flowering vines ending with a cast and polychromed head of a faun/satyr mask, the vessel body painted with a figure of a nude female bather, one side she reaches for a striped towel cloth that drapes over a klismos chair with zig-zag upholstery and a footstool underneath, the figure's back with an unusual furnishing, a ball finial topped curved bench or table with stripes, stands on a tapered support ending with a flared foot with decorative bosses, the unusual furniture stands dutifully waiting for the repeated female figure verso to toss her towel atop it. Height: 12" Diameter: 7"
Condition Report: Loses of enameled paint decoration, surface scratches, some patina throughout, dust, but overall in good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."