A Roman Bronze Balsamarium, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 2nd Century CE Gaming Pieces 1998 Art of the Aborigines

1998 Art of the Aborigines

assembled in the 1960s

The Art Gallery of New South Wales

Medium: Copper

This elegant hand-blown beaker features a conical body tapering to a thickened base

A Roman Bronze Balsamarium, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 2nd Century CE Gaming Pieces 1998 Art of the AboriginesThe dark brown surface of this lovely bronze vessel is partially covered with a beautiful green patina. Made from elements separately worked then assembled, it features a slender neck with multi circled rim and circular base that were both soldered to a gently tapering body hammered from a single sheet of bronze. Of highest quality both technically and artistically; the body, with its sinuous and elegant profile, the fineness of the neck to enable