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LOT 0679
Roman Legionary's Grave Goods
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 13 3/4 in. (418 grams total, 1.1-35 cm).
Suite of military fittings including a large part of a bent gladius, Polden Hill type brooch, belt plate with scrolls to the loop, various buckles and armour attachments for lorica segmentata. [24]
ProvenanceFrom a West Country collection, 1940s.
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Roman Yellow Glass Bottle
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With bulbous body and pontil base, tall neck with trumpet-shaped mouth. 18.3 grams, 10 cm
with M. Vodoz, 1970s. Private collection, Europe. -
Roman Ribbed Terracotta Vase
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With bulbous body and trumpet-shaped mouth; bands of rouletting to the sidewall below the shoulder, corrugated profile to the neck and mouth. 369 grams, 18 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of mainly oblate beads with a central barrel-shaped pendant; restrung. 12.9 grams, 39.5 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.