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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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Eastern Roman Mosaic Depicting a Bird
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Former collection of Mr Pierre Bart (1889-1964), official of the French mandate in Syria and Lebanon (1919-1936) and delegate to the Lebanese government until 1946. Transmitted by descent. -
Roman Terracotta Jar
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With globular profile and broad everted rim, roughened circumferential banding to the shoulder. 896 grams, 17 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Marble Fragment of Venus Rising from the Water
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Statue fragment comprising the hips, buttocks and draped stola with a scallop-shell at the waist. 11.5 kg, 28.5 cm
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11956-20935.
