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LOT 0730
Roman Finely Ribbed Iridescent Glass Jar
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (40 grams, 95 mm).
Comprising an iridescent glass tubular body with vertical ribbing reminiscent of an architectural column, narrow flat shoulder, funicular mouth with folded rim.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Roman Glass and Other Bead Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including oblate, melon, tubular, fusiform and other types. 29 grams total, 2-11 mm
Acquired from Allan Cherry at the Birmingham Coin & Antiquities Fair, UK, in 2006. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Roman to Post Medieval Artefact Group
1st-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including hooked tags, cloth seals, keys, a spur rowel, milled coins, mounts and other items. 854 grams total, 9-67 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Roman 'Pompeii Red' Fresco Wallplaster
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Fragment of wall plaster with rendered surface painted red with yellow and white detailing to the edge; impression of timber laths to the reverse; old inked inscription: 'SIDI BOU ALI' to verso. 234 grams, 11.3 cm
Acquired early 1900s. Swiss family collection. Acquired at Birmingham Coin & Antiquities Fair, circa 2004. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
The ancient city of Sousse (today Sidi Bou Ali) was the Roman centre of Ulssipira, famous for its wonderful mosaics. However, as across Roman Tunisia, remains of frescoed houses have also been preserved. The ‘Pompeian red’ was used for walls as well as columns, such as those in the ‘house of the red columns’, Acholla, where the peristyle was formed by a narrow courtyard with stuccoed columns painted red.
