Ceramic, 550 grams, 220 mm total width (8.5 inches). Circa 4th century AD. Enlivened in white and ochre slip; the lid showing on side A: a reclined female figure, her hair dressed in a patterned kekryphalos and radiate stephane, wearing pendant earrings and beaded necklace, dressed in a belted chiton, holding out a patera in her right hand, a sceptre in her left; on side B: a reclined female figure, her hair dressed in a patterned kekryphalos and radiate stephane, wearing pendant earrings and beaded necklace, dressed in a belted chiton, holding out a patera in her right hand, a frond in her left; a large palmette dividing each scene; the top of the knob handle with a rosette; a band of wave pattern on the lid rim; a band of white strokes around the top of the base. Handle with two minor chips, otherwise very fine. Provenance: ex Akenhurst collection.