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LOT 0146
Large Roman Bronze Mason's Plumb Bob Weight
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (333 grams, 59 mm).
Conical body with a flaring point and top.
ProvenanceFrom the estate of Mr Eduard Steiner, Hainburg/Carnuntum (1933-2025).
Acquired on the European art market.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Mined in Greece, four irregular fragments cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 2.1 kg total, 7 - 30.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
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1st century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Drum-shaped in profile with stepped rim; repaired. 87 grams, 60 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
