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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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LOT 0591
Romano-British British-Found Pottery Sherds
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Roman and Other Counter Collection
1st century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising plano-convex, discoid and other types in bone and glass. 20 grams total, 17-23 mm
Found on the Thames foreshore, UK. Acquired from Red House Antiques, York, 2009. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Roman Votive Iron Military Standard with Faunus and Sol Invictus
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Comprising a triangular spearhead-shaped panel with flared split socket; two separate figures attached with rivets: on the left Helios (or Sol) with draped mantle and radiant crown, holding a sphere in his left hand; on the right Faunus (Pan) with two curved horns, a short beard, arms bent forwards, the upper body covered by a hide jerkin and the legs with shaggy fur; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.39 kg total, 38 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 piece is reminiscent of the votive plates in the Dolichenus cult, or possibly of some other cult. -
Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Bracelet
30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Penannular type with serpent-head ends, scale detailing. 25.4 grams, 74 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
