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LOT 0745
Romano-British 'Colchester and Cirencester' Glass Fragment Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 7 3/8 in. (112 grams total, 2-18.7 cm).
Including a twisted rod with iridescent surface, squat jar with broad rim, group of glass fragments from Colchester and Cirencester mounted on display cards, and other items. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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 0745
Romano-British 'Colchester and Cirencester' Glass Fragment Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Romano-British 'Hampshire' Samian Ware Sherd Collection on Display Cards
Late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mixed group of decorated Samian ware fragments mounted on card display boards, one with old typed label: 'COARSE BEAD RIM POTTERY SHERDS. / Found in Hampshire. / c. 25 B.C.-25A.D.'. 534 grams total, 25.5 x 20.5 cm each
Found Hampshire 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 Lead Sarcophagus Fragment with Menorah
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Irregular fragment with raised concentric rings, low-relief wreath and raised bulbs forming a stem with seven arms. 1.36 kg, 32.5 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12097-214786.
This fragment of a sarcophagus front is probably a remnant of a Jewish sarcophagus from the Roman period. It belongs to a style of sarcophagi made in the Levant, often decorated with dolphins, sphinxes and other symbols of the hereafter. -
Roman Silver Dionysus Pendant
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Ellipsoid pendant, hollow to the reverse with high-relief mask of Dionysus flanked by vine leaves and bunches of grapes. 6.2 grams, 23 mm
From the glyptic collection of Mr X; thence by descent. Acquired Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Eve SVV, Paris, France, 28 June 2017, no.147 (Part). Property of a French collector.
