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LOT 0713
Roman Bronze Dolphin Mount
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (49 grams, 67 mm).
Substantial gently curving body with wide tail and showing all three fins, head absent.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0713
Roman Bronze Dolphin Mount
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Archaeologist's Photograph Album
1920s A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £845
Containing numerous original photographs of archaeological digs, found artefacts, etc, including digs at Roman sites such as Hadrian's Wall, Colchester, Templeborough, Silchester, Viroconium, Mancunium, Wilderspool and Holt and published images from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptek, Copenhagen; mostly with handwritten identification; with a photograph of the archaeologist T. May M.A. F.S.A. at Richborough and dated 1926 and Wilderspool - possibly the owner of the book; a rare archive of the 1920s British archaeology. 2.03 kg, 26.3 x 20.5 cm
Acquired on the English art market circa 2017. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The Roman furnaces at Wilderspool were excavated in 1905; the photographs are consistent in their appearance with that date. -
Roman Square Glass Jug
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Square in section with dimple base, flat shoulder and short neck, folded rim; broad strap handle to the rear; mould-blown. 188 grams, 16.2 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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