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LOT 0697
Roman 'Thames' Decorated Samian Ware Pottery Collection
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 5 6/8 in. (399 grams total, 3-14.5 cm).
Mostly from vessel rims and bowls and decorated in relief with architectural, foliate and geometric designs. [23, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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LOT 0697
Roman 'Thames' Decorated Samian Ware Pottery Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Roman Silver Panther Head
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Modelled in the half-round with naturalistic detailing, forming a socket through the open mouth; right-angled recess to reverse. 5.3 grams, 16 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Roman Terracotta Trulla
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a truncated conoid body and integral splayed handle. 248 grams, 22 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
A trulla was a type of pan used by the Romans. -
Large Roman Bronze Basilisk
4th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
The upper body, neck and head of a mythical basilisk (cockatrice), modelled in the round with the body of a serpent and head of a cockerel, the body with a tapering round-section profile, stylised detailing to the head. 260 grams, 88 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
The basilisk, known from the Renaissance onwards as a cockatrice, was a Graeco-Roman mythical two-legged dragon or serpent-like creature with a cock's head. It had the reputed ability to kill people by either looking at them, touching them, or sometimes breathing on them. According to legend a cockatrice would die instantly upon hearing a rooster crow, and having a cockatrice looking at itself in a mirror was one of the few sure ways to kill it.
