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LOT 0679
Roman Redware Tile Section with Venatore Gladiator Fighting Lions
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (92 grams, 14 cm).
The corner of a rectangular tile showing a dynamic scene of an armoured gladiator charging towards a lion with a large spear, and another lion attacking him from behind. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
PublishedExhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 4th March 2026-7th June 2026; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
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LOT 0679
Roman Redware Tile Section with Venatore Gladiator Fighting Lions
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Historic Spartan Basalt Cut and Polished Green Porphyry Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times; mounted on a custom-made metal display stand. 6.19 kg total, 33 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
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Model of a bovine astragalus with lead infill. 11 grams, 21.2 mm
From the Colin Narbeth collection, 1990s.
