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LOT 0866
Roman and Other Bead Necklace
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 in. (18.7 grams, 38 cm).
Including tubular, oblate, melon and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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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 Bronze Steelyard Balance
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Square-section arm with sliding loop, weight and chain. 148 grams, 18.3 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman and Later Artefact Group
2nd-3rd century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a heart-shaped openwork mount; a pelta-shaped openwork mount with stud to the reverse; a buckle; a domed strap divider; a conical strap-slider(?) with rope decoration; a decorative mount with foliate sprays; a bar with conical finials. 60 grams total, 21-56 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
