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LOT 1162
Roman and Other Terracotta Bulla Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (22 grams total, 14-30 mm).
Discoid, irregular, and other types with impressed animal, figure and a Sassanid seal with tamga motifs. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar Sassanid seal Von Der Osten, H.H., 'The Ancient Seals from the Near East in the Metropolitan Museum: Old and Middle Persian Seals' in The Art Bulletin, Vol.13, no.2, June 1931, pp.221-241, figs.88-97.
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LOT 1162
Roman and Other Terracotta Bulla Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Seated Dog Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in the round as a seated dog with incised fur to the body and a long tail forming a hoop. 12.5 grams, 25.3 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Figure with Bushel Maker's Mark
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat in profile with small handle and D-shaped nozzle (broken), shoulder with radiating egg motifs, discus with low-relief facing togate figure on a throne; impressed bushel motif to underside. 64.8 grams, 92 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a coin on each face. 4 grams, 27 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
