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Lot 210

Earthenware Kantharos From Pompeii

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This classic Greco-Roman drinking vessel is affixed with a 19th century paper label reading "from Pompeii buried A. D. 79."

6.75 in.

Estate of the late Dr. Charles L. Alcorn, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Likely a Grand Tour souvenir, this artifact is quite rare given its historical association.

Re-assembled from fragments; missing back portion of the base; age appropriate encrustations throughout.

$200 - 400