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LOT 1153
'Colchester' Roman Pottery Fragment Group
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 4 in. (369 grams total, 2.4-10.1 cm).
Mixed group of vessel and other fragments, including a large fragment from a footed conical bowl. [31, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound at Kiln Site, Park Road, Colchester, UK, in 1955.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1153
'Colchester' Roman Pottery Fragment Group
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 34.2 grams total, 15-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' suggests by etymologically referring to a square or at least a four-sided shape and confirmed in several cases by material remains of the past. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term token is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets. -
Roman Bone Ring Group
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Lathe-turned with rounded outer face. 9.34 grams total, 19-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Redware Bowl Fragment with Figure Running Right
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Curved in profile with moulded frieze fragment to outer face, figure advancing on a baseline with rosettes and other detailing; inked legend to one edge 'REG 3'56D37'. 40 grams, 78 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
