2nd-1st century BC. A bulbous ceramic vessel with flared rim with rosettes; to the body an elaborate frieze of standing gods and goddesses in various poses on a field of mythical stars and rosettes, each god or goddess depicted half naked, dressed in rich jewellery; a circumferential band of rosettes above and below; the shoulder densely covered in an elaborate frieze of flowers and foliage, with a band of rosettes above; 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.762 grams total, 24.5cm including stand (9 3/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; from a private collection since 1989.