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LOT 0767
Roman Tile Fragment Group with Military Stamps
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 - 8 7/8 in. (3.3 kg total, 10.5-22.2 cm).
A group of six ceramic tile fragments, each bearing a stamp. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously in a private collection since the 1990s.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Roman Oyster Fork
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A bronze oyster fork comprising a tapering balustered handle, hoop and two long tines. 6 grams, 10.4 cm
Acquired early 2000s. Property of a Birmingham, UK, collector. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Limestone Column
1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
A surviving section from a small limestone architectural pedestal column base with remains of cylindrical column to top, decorated with a collar of conjoined lozenges. 936 grams, 13.5 cm high
Acquired before 2000. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Large Roman Redware Lamp with Lion
4th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
A clay lamp with rounded lug handle, shoulder with foliage in relief on each side, separated from the slightly concave discus by a ridge, which continues toward the round-tipped nozzle forming a wide channel between the discus and the wick hole; two equal-sized filling-holes at upper and lower part of the discus decorated with a lion running left, raised slightly convex base-ring with an additional inner ring. 163 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired from a central London Antiquities Dealers Association (ADA) member's gallery in 1990. From the estate of a Lancashire gentleman.
The present lamps seems to be molded in Terra Sigillata Africana (TSA) = African Red Slip (ARS) and can be related to Atlante types VI. The passage from lamps of Loeschcke type VIII in TSA with a heart-shaped nozzle ( = Atlante form I) to the channelled so-called Christian lamps ( = Atlante forms VIII and X, or Hayes types I and II) was progressively achieved by three factors: the transformation of the initially circular discus into an oval shape, the elongation of the nozzle, and the increased width and length of the channel.
