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LOT 0905
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 3 1/4 in. (129 grams total, 25-84 mm).
Including nail-cleaner pendant, La Tène type fibula, trumpet brooch and other items. [17, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound various sites in Essex, UK.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Glass imitating nicolo with incuse image of a cockerel and a rearing snake on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.85 grams, 14 mm
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s. -
Roman Gnostic Green Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Ellipsoid with intaglio nude female flanked by serpents; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.41 grams, 25 mm
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Romano-Gaulish Samian Ware Sherd Group with Makers' Stamps
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including sherds of rim and base, with impressed marks such as 'GEN.ITOR' and others, two collector's cards. 464 grams total, 6.4-15.2 cm
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. Accompanied by two old handwritten collection display cards.
