“Allemanni Drinkers”

Catalog No. 558

Pottery, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.

Text:
“Jedes Volk noch untersunk,
das nicht pflegte kräft’gen Trunk.”

(All those people have gone under,
who did not use strong drink.)

The earliest surviving reference to the Allemanni is a mention the writings of the historian Cassius Dio indicating that this German tribal alliance was involved in an attack against the Romans in 213 A.D.

Price Ranges
Full-color: $75-$100
Ltd-color: $60-$80

 
     
DB 558
DB 558

 
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