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LOT 0867
Romano-British 'Burgh Castle Fort' Decorated Sherd Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/4 x 8 in. (295 grams, 31.2 x 20.5 cm).
Group of sherds of various types with impressed, slipped and moulded decoration; mounted on a card display board with title: 'DECORATED ROMAN POTTERY. / BURGH CASTLE.'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Burgh Castle, Norfolk, 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 0867
Romano-British 'Burgh Castle Fort' Decorated Sherd Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Romano-British Mixed Pottery Sherd Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including a bell-shaped amphora, bowl with carinated profile and other items. 4.6 kg total, 6.5-40 cm
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. -
Roman Bronze Signet Ring with Victory
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With raised plaque, incuse Victory standing robed. 4.78 grams, 23.84 mm overall, 19.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Roman Aegean Terracotta Amphora
Early 3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Tall and with a narrow base, two sturdy ribbed strap handles and a conical neck with a stepped profile; restored. 7.8 kg, 69 cm
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.
