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LOT 0631
Roman Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 3 1/2 in. (118 grams total, 23-88 mm).
The group comprising: a bronze handle or a furniture mount with ribbed body and looped terminals; a lead disc with Roman numerals 'VII' in two lines; a whetstone and two moulded stone fragments. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired from Ancient & Oriental in 2003.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Late Roman Redware Oil Lamp With Daniel Standing
North African, 5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With a lug handle and oval elongated body, two central filling-holes flanking the image of prophet Daniel enclosed within a decorative shallow border; two thin concentric circles on the base, possibly a blurred potter’s mark to the middle. 196 grams, 14.5 cm
From the collection of the French archaeologist Suzanne Gozlan, 1921-2022.
The lamp belongs to the type Atlante X or Hayes II A. The so-called Christian lamps in Terra Sigillata Africana have been classified by Hayes into two major types, I and II. He has distinguished two classes in his type II, according to geographic place of manufacture or origin. Subtype II A group lamps from central Tunisia are characterised by a fine clay, glossy light orange slip, and carefully executed decoration using a great number of neatly drawn shoulder motives. -
Roman Gold Pendant with Fortuna Cameo
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Hollow-formed plaque with gusseted bale, obverse with irregular cell enclosing a sardonyx disc with reserved figure of Fortuna Redux with cornucopia and rudder. 8.47 grams, 37 mm
From a private collection formed in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Birds and Dolphin Gemstone
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With shoulders tapering towards the plaque and two lateral knops, inset carnelian intaglio of a fluted vase with two birds perching on the rim, supported on the tail of dolphin; a marriage. 7.40 grams, 26.18 mm overall, 18.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
