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LOT 0820
Roman Redware Pottery Fragment Group Including Jonah and the Whale
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 4 1/8 in. (158 grams total, 6.5-10.5 cm).
Comprising: triangular fragment with raised rim, hindquarters of a lion; irregular fragment of a dish, nude body of a male entwined with tentacles of an octopus; irregular rim fragment with carinated profile and raised outer flange, male figure and large beast (Jonah?) modelled in high-relief. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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LOT 0820
Roman Redware Pottery Fragment Group Including Jonah and the Whale
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Bronze Age to Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
11th century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two arrowheads with foliate head and square-sectioned tang and three awls. 45 grams total, 3.6-10.8 cm
Acquired prior to 2000. Ex private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
The two arrowheads are similar to specimens found in Luristan. They belong to the type V of the Khorasani classification. The bow was widely used by the Luristan people. The shape of the blade is often flat or ovate in the cross section with lanceolate profile and two cutting edges. -
Roman Silver and Bronze Artefact and Coin Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mixed group including a vine-leaf plate brooch, repaired P-shaped bow brooch, and silver coin of Constantine and another. 39.1 grams total, 17-69 mm
From a Suffolk collection. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013. -
Roman and Byzantine Bronze Ring Group
Circa 3rd-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including trumpet bezel, claw-setting and other types. 30 grams total, 18-26 mm
Ex C. Sullivan collection, UK, 1990s.
