Roman Ampule?

[mdmilitaria]

Hello

Iam an American living in Germany in a town that was a Roman Settlement, that is why I can only guess this is Roman.

This is not a metal detector find but I found it at a flea market in a pile of absolute unrelated junk which appeared t be a freshly cleared estate,I paid 2 euros.

I specialize in Imperial and 2nd World war German militaria and have no idea what this is but when I seen it I got that warm fuzzy feeling.

It is encrusted in a coral type of shell but in 2 spots that has broken away and the bare clay is peeking through.

This is the only forum I can find online that might be able to give me a clue.

Thank You
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[Silver Searcher]

It's a 1st Century Roman Transport Amphora...very nice, and Welcome to TreasureNet

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[mdmilitaria]

Wow! Thank you Silver, Iam a bit surprised! I thought it might be a tourist repro or something to that manner. I hate to ask but what is a ballpark figure on these?

Best,
D

 

[Silver Searcher]

Wow! Thank you Silver, Iam a bit surprised! I thought it might be a tourist repro or something to that manner. I hate to ask but what is a ballpark figure on these?

Best,
D

Pass on that one, depends if it's the real deal, or a replica that has been left in the sea a number of years, to look like the real thing.

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[mdmilitaria]

Thanks Silver, it is way out of my area, but any hints on how to tell authenticity? Short of going to a museum.

Best,
D

 

[Silver Searcher]

Thanks Silver, it is way out of my area, but any hints on how to tell authenticity? Short of going to a museum.

Best,
D

Well I guess it would depend on the build up of coral, something that's has been in the sea since Roman times, would have a lot. I am not up a great deal on Roman pottery, so it's just a stab in the dark really....best have it checked.

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[mdmilitaria]

Well I guess it would depend on the build up of coral, something that's has been in the sea since Roman times, would have a lot. I am not up a great deal on Roman pottery, so it's just a stab in the dark really....best have it checked.

SS

Iam stabbing also Silver lol.

It is some sort of a crust and appears to have what I would describe as those little worm holes. I would imagine if it is the real deal it came out of the Rhine River possibly . I used coral as the closest thing I can describe the crust as. I am only versed in WW1 and WW2 history, I would guess though The Romans would have used The Rhine as a water way for transport. We have a Roman Museum here , I will try there in the morning. I will also try this small shop in town that sells bits and bobs of Roman artifacts. Your info though naming it to the 1st Century has helped me a lot though. My gratitude

 

[Silver Searcher]

Iam stabbing also Silver lol.

It is some sort of a crust and appears to have what I would describe as those little worm holes. I would imagine if it is the real deal it came out of the Rhine River possibly . I used coral as the closest thing I can describe the crust as. I am only versed in WW1 and WW2 history, I would guess though The Romans would have used The Rhine as a water way for transport. We have a Roman Museum here , I will try there in the morning. I will also try this small shop in town that sells bits and bobs of Roman artifacts. Your info though naming it to the 1st Century has helped me a lot though. My gratitude

The River Rhine was a extremly important river during Roman Times, enabeling them to supply troops in Germania for one, If it came from this river, then I would imagine it has a high chance of it being Roman as the Romans occupied that area since 12BC, and were living side by side with the local population of that area well before that.

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[mdmilitaria]

Opps, I did not mention inthe original post I live in Cologne, it was a major Roman settlement directly on The Rhine. I was not surprised to find this in the flea market due to my location. I scour the markets but have never found anything like this. The seller had no clue what it was, we have house clearers who show up at the markets, I could tell from the rest of the stuff it was from a freshly cleared house. If I had found it at a market in Miami Florida I would have been more sceptical, but with the locale of where I live now, Iam surprised, but not that surprised and did expect it to happen sooner or later. In my area Iam a pro sceptic, militaria is riddled with fakes.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Opps, I did not mention inthe original post I live in Cologne, it was a major Roman settlement directly on The Rhine. I was not surprised to find this in the flea market due to my location. I scour the markets but have never found anything like this. The seller had no clue what it was, we have house clearers who show up at the markets, I could tell from the rest of the stuff it was from a freshly cleared house. If I had found it at a market in Miami Florida I would have been more sceptical, but with the locale of where I live now, Iam surprised, but not that surprised and did expect it to happen sooner or later. In my area Iam a pro sceptic, militaria is riddled with fakes.

Sounds like your in a great area, I hope we see some more of your finds, no mater how you find them

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[mdmilitaria]

Sounds like your in a great area, I hope we some more of your finds, no mater how you find them

SS

I go detecting sometimes in the area and find things. It depends if Iam in the mood to dig holes lol. At the flea markets around here though I have found some pretty wild things. Will post, this is a great site for me to ID non militaria related items.

 

[Brian C.]

Nice peace.