Loading, please wait...
LOT 1682
Roman and Other 'Colchester' Pottery Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 1/4 - 12 5/8 in. (8.4 kg total including box, 3-32 cm).
Including: mortaria, cooking vessels, tableware and other types, plus stone age axe fragments and a domestic animal jaw bone with teeth. [58, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Colchester, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export)
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.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Bronze Age Decorated Bowl with Loop Handle
Circa 1000 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
With carinated profile, and flared rim, ancient rivetted repair to central base; strap handle to rear over ancient crack, with evidence of previous repairs. 182 grams, 15.2 cm wide
Acquired in Austria in 2000. Acquired by the present owner from the above. -
Large Bronze Age Tanged Sickle Blade
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Of crescentic form with thickening to the outer edge, void to neck, attachment spike. 135 grams, 18.5 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Large Bronze Age Tanged Sickle Blade
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Of crescentic form with thickening to the outer edge, spur and void to neck, attachment spike. 110 grams, 15.7 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.