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LOT 0622
Roman 'Leicestershire' Decorated Redware Sherd Collection
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 2 1/2 in. (169 grams total, 27-65 mm).
All with low-relief vegetal and geometric motifs, one with a standing figure facing right. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a private collector in 2004.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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LOT 0622
Roman 'Leicestershire' Decorated Redware Sherd Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Roman North African Redware Shard with Lion and Bestiarius
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Of fine deep red clay, thin smooth slip on top, a large lioness leaping to right towards a bestiarius (animal fighter) armed with a hunting spear. 274 grams, 22 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Possibly representing a hunt in the circus, i.e. a gladiatorial combat where bestiarii or venatores attacked wild animals. -
Roman Terracotta Wine Flagon
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With globular body and basal ring, tall columnar neck with biconical collar, single strap handle to the rear. 305 grams, 15 cm
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000. -
Roman Bronze Phallic Fertility Symbol Group
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The group comprising: a strap slider with the upper panel formed as a stylised vulva; a phallic pendant with part of the loop absent; a rectangular mount with a raised vulva-shaped boss to the centre, two studs on the reverse. 32.5 grams, 24-33 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
