Ancient Roman Terra sigillata Large plate red slip ware. Intact. 34 cm D. Ex. Ernst Dumas, French officer in Tunisia 1903.

Terra sigillata pate. --- VERY BIG 34 CM DIAMETER ---- Roman Empire, 1st - 4th century AD. Dimensions: 34 cm diameter. Condition: Perfect, intact and with original luster. Provenance: - Found in Tunisia, prior to 1920. - Private collection of Mr. Marius -Victor--Ernest DUMAS, french oficcial on the city of Sousse, Tunisia at the beginings of the 20th century. He was the most important representative of the french governament on civil questions on this province when Tunisia was a french protectorate. - He was awarded a official on "mérite agricole" in 1910 and as a "chevalier" in 1903. - Brought to france prior to 1920. - Thence by decent to last owners, Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. - Sold in 2021 by judiciary mandate. The material used for modelling this vase was terra sigillata, which was a distinctive Roman pottery material with a glossy red color, often adorned with seals. The meaning of 'terra sigillata' is 'clay bearing little images' (Latin sigilla) . We find these pieces from the 1st Century BC to the 3rd Century AD approximately. Although in Greece some speciments with these characteristics existed, the beginnings of their history is in Tuscany (Italy) , specifically in Arezzo, where potters adopted this style and developed it with the use of relief decoration. Those produced in Italica were protected by an antiadherent red glaze. Later pieces were of greater quality, of a finer and harder clay, and were darker with an ochre or earth-coloured glaze. NOTES: - The piece includes authenticity certificate. - The piece includes Spanish Export License. - The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.