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LOT 0621
Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (356 grams total, 7-18 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.
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 and Other Bronze and Silver Ring Collection
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £520
Including trumpet-bezel, carinated shoulder and other types. 59 grams total, 19-25 mm
Ex Nigel Mills, London, UK, circa 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Romano-British Bronze Military Sword Scabbard Chape
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Bronze fitting with repoussé rings and low-relief lines to rim, folded to fit onto a scabbard. 26.8 grams, 71 mm
Found by Ian Wilkinson, next to the Roman 'Fosse Way' road at Farnham, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, in 2004. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of Eros Disguised as Actor
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Modelled in the round figure in knee-length tunic and draped mantle gathered in the left hand; actor's mask worn tipped back onto the top of the head with curly hair framing the face, left hand raised to support the mask, unfurled wings to reverse (one absent); feet angled. 550 grams, 14.1 cm
Ex Paris auction, 1990s. From a French collection, 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12526-231887. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
