Lot 257
A Roman terracotta amphora Probably 2nd/3rd century AD
Auction: 24 June 2009 at 12:00 BST
£1,125
Description
the twin handled short neck above cylindrical body tapering to a point, with marine encrustation, on wrought iron stand
Dimensions
102cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
This ampohora was a gift from Roberto Proietti, European lightweight boxing champion of the 1940s, to Sandy Nardini, founder of the famous Nardini Ice Cream business in Largs. It was a housewarming present on the completion of Nardini's Tuscany villa in the 1950s.