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LOT 0998
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (83 grams, 81 mm).
Discoid in plan with stub nozzle, rosette to the discus and radiating bars to the shoulder, incised circle to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of lamps from a late Scottish gentleman, 1970-1990s.
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Roman Wooden Tablet with a Sales Contract Made on the Goretiano Estate in the Province of Byzacena
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,240
Well preserved rectangular tablet made of cedar wood with a recessed panel to the inner face, the outer face flat and not inscribed; the second and last tablet of a Roman sales contract; the inner face inscribed in Roman cursive script using ink and calamus, fourteen lines of Roman cursive script written within the recess; two small holes both near the upper and lower rim (for binding the tablets of this document together); the text consists of dispositions regarding the sale of a special category of land (gemiones) and ends with the obligatory stipulatio formula: 'stipulata est Macrinia B., spopondidit Iulius L. – Macrinia B. stipulated, Iulius L. (as the vendor) gave the counter promise'. 44.3 grams, 15.6 x 14.1 cm
Acquired by Albert Sfez in the early 1950s. Formerly the property of Monsieur Alain Sfez, a Belgian collector; acquired by gift from his father, Albert Sfez, in 1965. Acquired by a London dealer in 1973. From an important London collection since 1975; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated academic report by Professor Dr phil. Peter Rothenhöfer. -
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Fly Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With open wings and head formed as a rounded knob; pin, spring and catch to the reverse. 2.94 grams, 32 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Mercury
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With intaglio Mercury standing with caduceus, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.86 grams, 14.20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
