A Roman Bronze Balsamarium, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 2nd Century CE Price - $1000 - $5000 Their decoration associates them directly

Their decoration associates them directly with the spike-butted axes and adzes in use there at the same time

worshipped in ancient Egypt from the time of the Old Kingdom (ca

Provenance: collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001)

and trapezoidal body

A Roman Bronze Balsamarium, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 2nd Century CE Price - $1000 - $5000 Their decoration associates them directlyThe 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