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LOT 0662
Roman 'Thames' Leather Shoe Fragment Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 6 in. (30 grams total, 4.5-15 cm).
Including examples retaining hobnails and sections from various elements of (likely) different shoes. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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LOT 0662
Roman 'Thames' Leather Shoe Fragment Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Roman Hercules Jasper Intaglio Gemstone
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Roman Bronze Seal Box with Phallus
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
The box with a piriform body and hinged lid, three holes to the underside; the face with inset chevron and ring of mosaic glass, high-relief stylised phallus to the centre with enamel panel. 12.2 grams, 42 mm
Acquired in the early 1970s. Ex property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
