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LOT 0630
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 4 in. (672 grams total, 6.5-10.3 cm).
Comprising five pieces in red, blue and orange with tendrils and linear decoration painted in contrasting colours. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 19th century.
Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Horse
Circa 1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With rectangular-section hoop supporting a raised oval bezel, intaglio image of a grazing horse with crescent above; hoop split. 5.8 grams, 22.49 mm overall, 18.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000. -
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including a drum-shaped pyxide, trumpet-shaped stand, P-shaped bow brooch and other items. 552 grams total, 44-93 mm
From a UK private collection, before 1980. -
Roman Tall Glass Unguentarium
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With piriform body and dimpled base; slender tubular neck expanding slightly towards the rim; in pale green glass. 42.6 grams, 15.5 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012. Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
