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LOT 0927
Roman Jasper Gemstone with Head of Pan in Gold Ring Bezel
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.40 grams, 12 mm).
With incuse profile bust of Pan (Faunus); supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
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LOT 0927
Roman Jasper Gemstone with Head of Pan in Gold Ring Bezel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Roman Oil Lamp with Pegasus
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Squat lamp with broad body and volutes flanking the nozzle, recessed discus with low-relief image of winged horse; maker's mark to obverse, 'T' with pellet finials. 69 grams, 10.6 cm
Ex Arizona collection. with Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, 2014. Property of a North London collector. Accompanied by an Artemis certificate of authenticity dated 28 July 2014. -
Romano-British 'Waldingham' Floor Tile
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Square terracotta tegula with accretion to underside, old collector's label 'Roman Floor Tile (with original cement) from the Bathhouse / Woldingham, Surrey'. 17.5 kg, 28 x 29 cm
Found Woldingham, Surrey, UK. From 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 Children's Leather Shoe Collection
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Comprising: the sole of a carbatina type shoe, formed as two thick layers of leather with a third, thinner layer beneath, slits to the upper face to accept securing straps and punched ornamentation (lines of concentric-ring motifs), underside with a line of domed iron studs to the outer edge and others at he middle of the sole and heel; a soft shoe made from a single piece of leather with pierced triangular tags to the open upper face, the toe and heel sewn so that the seam does not contact the ground; a similar soft shoe with openwork sides resembling arcading, no covering at the toes, heel sewn. 150 grams total, 13-17.5 cm
Found City of London, UK. Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by several original handwritten letters regarding the conservation of the shoes. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12093-214631.
In Great Britain, examples of carbatinai dated to the last quarter of the 1st century A.D. have been found in Castleford. Others dated to the 2nd century have been found in London and Bar Hill. Carbatinae were often worn by children: two well-preserved specimens were discovered at the Vindolanda fort, which housed a mixed population of soldiers and their families.
