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LOT 0607
Roman Mixed Architectural and Pottery Group
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
2 - 7 1/4 in. (1.57 kg total, 5-18.5 cm).
Including Spartan Basalt, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side; one marble fragment marked in pencil: 'VILLA / HADRIAN', another: 'OSTIA / ANTICA'; a large amphora handle; seven pottery fragments; a carved decorative edge stone; a marble core fragment; a later floor tile fragment; with an old handwritten slip with: 'VILLA HADRIAN, AUSTRIA ATICA, Nr. ROME, ITALY.' and on the inside: 'AUSTRIA ATICA / (/ VILLA HADRIAN / (outside Rome, in nowadays Tivoli)'. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Roman Bronze Prancing Horse Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
The horse standing on a groundline with its front leg raised and head turned to right, ribbed tail and mane, simple saddle on the back; hinged pin and remains of catchplate beneath. 17.7 grams, 37 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman and Dark Age 'Richard Hattatt' Bronze Brooches
1st-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising: penannular brooch from the Roman fort at Burgh castle, Norfolk; Romano-British T-shaped brooch of Mendip type; each mounted on one of Richard Hattatt's personal collection display stands; both published and recorded on verso. 108 grams total, 34-44 mm (84 mm including stand)
Found East Anglia and Burgh Castle, Norfolk. From the private collection of the famous author and brooch collector Richard Hattatt since before 1987. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Floor Mosaic Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Mixed group of cuboid and other stone tesserae, some embedded in concrete matrix. 164 grams total, 8-23 mm
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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.