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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]
Provenance
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 0745
Romano-British 'Colchester and Cirencester' Glass Fragment Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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