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LOT 0700
Roman Green Glass Bottle
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (85 grams, 19 cm high).
With large piriform body and dimpled base; funicular, waisted neck and rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012.
Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Glass Bead Necklace
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Restrung with a modern screw clasp; composed mainly of opaque glass beads of squat, spherical form, displaying a frieze of polychrome vertical stripes. 13.7 grams, 60 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Roman 'Thames' Leather Marching Shoe Sole Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With perforations for attachment to the shoe uppers through nails; one fragmentary. 248 grams total, 22.5-24.5 cm
Found by Steve Brooker on the Thames foreshore at Embankment, London, UK, 2001. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Waterlogged conditions on the Thames waterfront have created the oxygen-free environment needed for the survival of ancient organic artefacts. Among the studied or published Roman leatherwork from London, 89% is composed of footwear. The introduction of vegetable tanned leather and the expansion of ironworking were some of the major technological innovations of the Roman period; allowing the mass production of sturdy, hobnailed shoes. -
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1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Found near a Roman fort in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. Acquired from the finder in 2006. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
