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LOT 0890
Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (337 grams total, 6-12 mm).
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single tesserae of various colours and sizes, mostly cuboid. [250, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Ceramic Vessel and Sherd Group
Mainly 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
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