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LOT 0622
Roman to Post Medieval Artefact Collection
CIRCA 1ST-18TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 1/4 in. (200 grams total, 16-56 mm).
Including T-shaped brooches, Langton Down brooches, D-shaped buckle with strap, belt and harness fittings and other items. [34, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Roman Glass Vessel with Wheel-Cut Design
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
With globular body and long tubular neck, dimple base, everted rim with gusset to the outer edge; wheel-cut horizontal lines to the body. 115 grams, 13 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. -
Roman Bronze Ligula Medical Instrument
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a round-section shank with bulb finial, balustered neck, flat chisel-blade with barbs to the rear. 11 grams, 17.6 cm
From the Garcia collection, France, 1990s. -
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Second style, painted in red, blue and cream, one with leaf motifs. 622 grams total, 5.7-11.6 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.
These small fragments, showing similarities with fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels profiled with black lines representing highlight and shadow. The panels were probably framed by a green fillet. A couple of fragments show two fields in alternated red and blue.
