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LOT 1004
Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Geometric Patterns
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 5/8 in. (165 grams, 14.3 cm).
Large oil lamp with unpierced handle, the discus with two filler holes and a floral motif composed of five petals and five lozenge-shaped motifs, the shoulder with wave decoration, a low basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Rosenthal, R., Sivan, R., Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection, Jerusalem, 1978, fig.300 (variant Hayes type IB and II).
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LOT 1004
Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Geometric Patterns
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
Circa 1st-16th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising three with D-section hoop, expanding shoulders and discoid bezel with incised geometric decoration; similar with rectangular bezel and hatched motif; one with D-section hoop and tear-shaped bezel; and other types. 54 grams total, 16-25 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Small Roman Buffware Cosmetic Pot
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconical in profile with flared rim to the mouth, incised groove to the equator. 50 grams, 61 mm wide
Ex old English collection. From the estate of a late Bristol, South West England, collector. -
Roman Military Bronze Horse Harness Plates
Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: a broad flat-section tongue-shaped panel with incised linear detailing and punched-points, rows of domed rivets, openwork slots and other shapes; a hole at the apex with strap junction, small attachment panel to reverse; rectangular end-plate similarly decorated with articulating slots to one edge to accept a securing pin. 100 grams total, 9-14 cm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK
The strap harness, probably destined for the muzzle of the horse, or maybe part of a belt, belongs to forms of fittings for straps and belts of the Roman era found in the Danish bogs. Almost all feature attachments on the reverse side to secure the strap. Some bronze examples were decorated, on the front, with mosaic and enamel, inserted in the openwork perforations. These elements, judging by their form and craftsmanship, are of Romano-barbaric origin.
