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LOT 0861
Late Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (50 grams, 81 mm).
Rounded body with large filler hole and lug handle behind; broad shoulder, the rim with a low-relief geometric decoration, elongated nozzle with a low-relief pillar motif; low basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late private Dorset, UK, collector.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
See a lamp of similar form and design, dated to 150 B.C. belonging in the Emeritus Collection (no. EF24).
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Amuletic fascinum formed as a loop with male genitals below. 10.55 grams, 40 mm
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Roman Gold Ring with Black Chalcedony Dioscouros Gemstone
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Hollow-formed gold ring with round-section hoop and a tall oval bezel set with a black chalcedony cloison with incised image of a Dioscuros facing left, naked apart from a long fringed cape and a galea (Roman helmet), holding a large shield to his left side and with a horse to his right. 1.82 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 16.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 6, Europe 16, Japan 11).
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Large Mounted Roman Linen Tunic
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Comprising half of the upper part of a tunica manicata in light fabric, S-twist tapestry, ornamented with dark purple clavi with orbiculi and tablia, wool over linen; mounted in fabric backing and perspex display frame. 7.7 kg total, mount: 1.64 m
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tunic is decorated in purple with opus phrygium embroidery. The archaeological evidence from the dry desert cemeteries of Egypt offers striking confirmation of pictorial sources about late Roman clothing around the empire.
