Exceptional skyphos. Provincial Roman art, 1st-2nd centuries

Exceptional skyphos. Provincial Roman art, 1st-2nd centuries.
Green lead glaze.
Important traces of iridescence.
Provenance: former G.D. collection; private collection J. Grall, France, acquired in December 2015 at public auction.
Measurements: 10 cm (height).

Oriental Roman green lead enameled Roman Skyphos, with three rows of applied "pineapple" shaped scales and a single fluted handle. The vessel is completed with two dark green lines on the neck and rim of the vessel.

The skyphos is a deep wine cup with two handles and either a low, wide base or no base. The handles may be small and horizontal, projecting from the rim (in Corinthian and Athenian forms), or they may be loop-shaped, set on the rim or protruding from the base.