A Roman silver-inlaid ink pot Augustan, 1st century AD. Partially copper-plated bronze with grey green patina. Cylindrical body with continuous silver-inlaid and finely engraved battle of Amazons. The upper rim with a double, silver-inlaid ornamental band. Traces of corrosion with a major flaw on one side, the bottom preserved in fragments. Height cm, diameter cm. Provenance: South German private collection, 1970s and later. historic, historical, Roman Empire, ancient world, ancient times, ancient world, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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Keywords: ancient, augustan, copper-plated, empire, partially, pot, roman, silver-inlaid, times, world