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LOT 0661
Roman Terracotta Amphora
NORTH AFRICAN, 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
11 5/8 in. (1.48 kg total, 29.5 cm).
Comprising a piriform body and broad shoulder, long slightly swollen neck and rounded rim; lateral loop handles to the shoulder; circumferential ribbing to neck and lower body; chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate Norfolk collection, early 2000s.
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Roman Bronze Jug with Handle
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
With bulbous body and short neck with thickened rim, low foot with concentric circles to base; the re-affixed handle with an actor's mask to the base and incised petals beneath the thumbpad. 563 grams total, 11.7-15 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00050269. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12397-226686. -
Roman Bone Dice
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 2.21 grams, 11 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Gemstone Collection
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Group comprising: carnelian intaglio with figure of Minerva; nicolo with figure of Victory with wreath; glazed composition scarab. 0.62 grams total, 10 mm each
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK antiquarian.
