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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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Late Roman Honorius with Theodosius II AE Exagium Solidi Weight
408-423 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius and Theodosius II; between them above, Victory standing facing, crowning the emperors; to the reverse twenty-five pellets in form of a pyramid. 4.11 grams, 18mm
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 562, 15 May 2024, lot 792. -
Roman Bronze Hand Weight
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The left hand from a figurine modelled open beneath the thumb to accept a knife or tool; cut off for use as a weight. 4.8 grams, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Large Roman Glass Flask with Long Slender Neck
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Aqua-green glass with piriform body and dimpled base, gently tapering tubular neck with flat rim. 73 grams, 34.5 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
