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LOT 0923
Large Roman Bronze Scales Pan
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (106 grams, 16.5 cm).
With low rim pierced to accept suspension hooks, rounded bottom. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Romano-British and Other Decorated Floor Tile Fragment Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including fragments of terracotta and other tegula with impressed geometric detailing; one with inked inscription: 'Roman Baths / Ghajn Tuffieha, Malta' and 'Floor tile / Sinscombe, Surrey / B1/71', and three pieces with inked inscriptions from: 'Burgh Castle', Norfolk, UK. 725 grams total, 83-88 mm
Found UK. From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Roman Glass Unguentarium with Waves
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With bulbous flat-bottomed base, tall neck and rolled everted rim applied trail zigzag handles to each side. 62.4 grams, 10.2 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
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Orange Glass Intaglio
Roman, 3rd-4th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
The banded glass imitating banded agate; intaglio scene composed of a crowned figure standing right, holding a cornucopia and wreath, an eagle standing beside. 2.61 grams, 19 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.
The gem appears to represent Zeus with a cornucopia on his right arm and a crown in his left hand, with the eagle, his symbol, at his feet. The eagle has its head turned back, and stands looking up towards him.
