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LOT 0840
Romano-British and Other Decorated Floor Tile Fragment Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (725 grams total, 83-88 mm).
Including fragments of terracotta and other tegula with impressed geometric detailing; one with inked inscription: 'Roman Baths / Ghajn Tuffieha, Malta' and 'Floor tile / Sinscombe, Surrey / B1/71', and three pieces with inked inscriptions from: 'Burgh Castle', Norfolk, UK. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found UK.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
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LOT 0840
Romano-British and Other Decorated Floor Tile Fragment Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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