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LOT 0131
Roman Arretine Red Slip Terra Sigillata Cup with Rosettes and Rabbits and SEX.M.D. Maker's Mark
AUGUSTAN, EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (285 grams, 16.5 cm).
Squat bowl with carinated profile and low foot; to the rim, applied rosettes and hares; stamped to the centre, a sandaled foot with legend 'SEX.M.D' legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A4.
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LOT 0131
Roman Arretine Red Slip Terra Sigillata Cup with Rosettes and Rabbits and SEX.M.D. Maker's Mark
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Historic Spartan Basalt Cut and Polished Dark Green Porphyry Fragment Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Mined in Greece, four irregular fragments cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 2.1 kg total, 7 - 30.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
Roman Glass Flask
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Bulbous body, cylindrical tall neck and everted rim. 23 grams, 89 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Red Jasper Gemstone with Cupid
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With intaglio Cupid holding his bow beneath the curved branch of an olive tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.16 grams, 15.66 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
