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LOT 0659
Roman Floor Mosaic Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1 in. (198 grams total, 8-24 mm).
Mixed group of cuboid and other stone tesserae, some embedded in concrete matrix. [101, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Roman Glass Modiolus
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Bell-shaped glass vessel with turned rim to base, rolled rim, applied crescent handle with knop; rare type. 39 grams, 76 mm
Ex private London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Glass Vessel Group
Mainly 1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Including tubular bottle with flared rim, phial with flared rim and fluting, and other types. 157 grams total, 54-75 mm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Fish Weight
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Modelled in the round with fin and gill detailing, slot to the underside. 9.9 grams, 23 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
