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LOT 0143
Large Roman Coloured Marble Table Top Formed from a Section of Tessellated Pavement
3RD CENTURY A.D.
92 1/2 x 50 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (approx. 300 kg, 235 x 129 x 8.8 cm).
A section of opus sectile pavement, composed of an array of various fine ancient Roman marble specimens in the shape of rhombi and hexagons, creating a three-dimensional effect, set in a marble frame, and accompanied by an iron table frame.
ProvenanceUK private collection (Robin Symes), assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated estate of above.
Accompanied by letters from the relevant Greek and Italian authorities renouncing any current or future claim over this piece.
These 3D patterns were widely popular across the Roman Empire from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD. Famous original examples of this exact pattern survive intact at the House of the Faun in Pompeii and the National Roman Museum. There is an insert of green serpentine, indicating the piece was reset and repaired in more recent times.
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LOT 0143
Large Roman Coloured Marble Table Top Formed from a Section of Tessellated Pavement
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000€6,960 - 9,280 (for guidance only)$8,100 - 10,800 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £5
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Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Large Roman Bronze Belt or Horse Harness Fasteners
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising rivets, two flat discs connected with a round-section shaft type, one flat and one D-section raised disc connected with a round-section shaft type, one with a domed incised disc and one with a D-shaped bottom. 118 grams total, 15-23 mm
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Roman and Other 'Colchester' Pottery Collection
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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