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LOT 0685
Roman and Other Mixed Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (146 grams total, 3-19 mm).
Comprising polychrome glass and stone beads of various types. [358, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Roman Bronze Horse-Headed Brooch
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Plate brooch with four radiating horse-heads on curved neck, central rosette motif, pin and catch to the reverse. 7.4 grams, 37 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1980s. -
Roman Inked Wooden 'Will of Pomponius Maximinianus' Tablet
Circa 320 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Two adjoining parts of an inked wooden tablet, comprising 13 lines of text to the recessed upper face with two piercings to the lower edge; the reverse with an inked inscription reading 'TESTAMENTVUM / POMPONIMAXIMI' (the will of Pomponius Maximus); the 13 lines of inked cursive text following the grain of the wood, the text containing instructions from a will concerning the inheritance of fields on the Mustulo estate (fundus Mustulo), to a Iulius Dancharrus (son of the testator); a field with eight fig-trees, bought from a Iulius Castricius, and several sheep to 'my beloved daughter Zabullania'. 64 grams total, 19.5-20 cm wide
From an important London collection since 1975. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by searcher certificate no. 200269.
The text is written in a very formulaic language typical of Roman legal-documents (among other things, familia testamenti faciundi erga emit Iul. Maianus: the entire possessions, in order to make a will, was bought by Iul. Maianus). -
Roman 'Thames' Decorated Samian Ware Pottery Collection with Figures
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Mainly from vessel bowls, each displaying a design in relief, including figures, architectural elements and foliage. 120 grams, 4.5 - 7.5 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
