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LOT 0705
Roman Bone Medical Implement Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 6 1/8 in. (10.2 grams total, 9.6-15.5 cm).
Including a dress pin and two probes, one with a pierced end for suspension. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound City of London, UK.
Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Roman and Other Bead Necklace
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung designer necklace with oblate, melon and other beads, the centrepiece a wedge-shaped glass fragment. 15.5 grams, 37 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Including bow brooch parts, belt fittings, silver coins, bowl mount and other items. 420 grams total, 5-83 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Roman Floor Mosaic Section
North Africa, 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Portion of original matrix with inset tesserae, parallel lines and arches; old inked inscription: 'SIDI BOU ALI' to verso. 399 grams, 11.6 cm
Acquired Tunisia, North Africa. From a pre World War II collection, thence by descent. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
In African mosaics, combinations of black and white and cream tessellated mosaics often form the borders of important mosaics, such as that of El Jem, representing a Dionysiac procession.
