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LOT 0924
Large Roman Redware Flagon
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (1.19 kg, 21.5 cm).
With bulbous biconvex body, basal ring, tapering neck with stepped mouth and rounded rim, ribbed strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
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LOT 0924
Large Roman Redware Flagon
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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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' refers to a four-sided shape. 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.
