2nd-1st century BC. A bulbous ceramic vessel with elaborate frieze of six winged goddesses riding winged horses on a field of mythical stars and rosettes to the shoulder, each goddess depicted half naked, dressed in rich jewellery; a frieze of stars above and a circumferential band of rosettes below; the lower half densely covered in standing male and female figures, again half naked in various poses, some holding flowers, birds and bowls of fruit, on a field of mythical stars and rosettes, with a frieze of stars below; supplied with a custom-made display stand. See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2002.266, for similar, and accession number 2004.553.2, for ivory plaque with similar iconography.812 grams total, 24.5cm including stand (9 3/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; from a private collection since 1989.