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LOT 0147
Roman Gnostic Green Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.41 grams, 25 mm).
Ellipsoid with intaglio nude female flanked by serpents; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the glyptic collection of Mr X; thence by descent.
Acquired Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Eve SVV, Paris, France, 28 June 2017, no.156 (Part).
Property of a French collector.
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'Thames' Bead Collection
1st-2nd millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including annular, spherical, tabular and other types in various materials. 66 grams total, 3-22 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
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. -
Late Roman Tinned Bronze Bowl
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Hemispherical in profile with applied flared base, thickened rim and two parallel incised lines below. 313 grams, 16 cm
From an old UK collection. Acquired from Red House Antiques, York, 2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
These bronze vessels were typical of the Late Roman Empire. They were direct forerunners of the Frankish types. They often had Christian inscriptions and have been found with silver spoons for liturgical use.
