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LOT 0755
Roman Tile and Concrete Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 - 6 1/2 in. (1.98 kg, 11.5-16.5 cm).
Including terracotta tile fragments with striations and other detailing; opus caementicium accretion. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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Roman Glass Bottle
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a tapering round-section body with narrow shoulder and flared neck, median bulb with pinched flanges; supplied with a custom-made stand. 20.5 grams, 13.4 cm (82.2 grams total, 15.2 cm including stand)
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Examples of similar form have been found in the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire, particularly from the grave 12 in the Liverpool Sotto Cemetery at Muralto Locarno, Canton Ticino, Switzerland. The archaeologist assign it to the period between A.D.20 and 50. -
Large Roman Iron Barbed Fish Hook
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Round-section with flattened finial at the top, the other end with a barbed hook. 22.4 grams, 19.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Romano-British Bronze Belt Mount with Crescent Moons and Crosses
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rectangular plate with three Greek crosses, each end with a crescentic moon; two rivets on the rear. 4.84 grams, 40 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s.
