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LOT 0591
Romano-British British-Found Pottery Sherds
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 5 1/2 in. (9.85 kg total, 2-14 cm).
Mainly domestic ware fragments, mortaria, amphorae and other types; in a wooden collector's tray, some with inked inscriptions including 'Col.' for Colchester. [Large quantity, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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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Roman Bronze Decorated Bracelet
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Penannular type with flattened ends, pointillé detailing. 18.8 grams, 55 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Gryphon Lectus Foot
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Hollow-formed foot for a lectus couch, the upper square in plan with tongue-shaped opening to the forward face, and vertical strap to the reverse; the foot with four curved claws, bulb knuckles above; open to the underside 558 grams, 11.2 cm
Acquired from Munich and London, 1990s. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Bronze Statuette of Athena
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Standing erect in contrapposto pose, wearing a floor-length himation and with the gorgoneion medallion on her chest; Corinthian helmet on her head tilted backwards to reveal her face; right arm raised and bent with open hand to accept a spear-shaft; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 279 grams total, 13 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The figure is a hybrid based on representation of Roman Minerva, closely associated with Greek Athena. The missing attributes are the spear and the shield, according to the type of Minerva of Firenze (Reinach, 1930, p.278).
