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LOT 0624
Romano-British 'Colchester' Buff Ware Jug
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (640 grams, 22.5 cm).
Globular vessel with gusseted strap handle and trumpet-shaped mouth; accompanied by old collector's display label 'Roman Britain / Flagon / Fine buff ware 2nd. Cent. A.D. / Excavated 21/3/76. 15 metres S.W of / the Balkerne gate, Colchester / 3 metres below road surface'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceExcavated near Balkerne Gate, Colchester, UK, on 21st March 1976, by R.
McCluskey.
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.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card.
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Roman Yellow Glass Flask
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Mould-blown from translucent glass, the globular body on a circular flat base tapering at the shoulders to a cylindrical neck with an everted rim; a single applied handle; the body decorated with a horizontal band of a continuous Vitruvian wave framed by a double circumferential line, decorative ridges above and below; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 16.7 grams, 66 mm (33.9 grams total, 79.4 mm high including stand)
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1948-2000. Ex J.L. collection Surrey, UK. -
Roman Bronze Satyr Attachment
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The satyr (Greek Silenus) modelled in the round with a laurel crown on the head, full beard and abundant hair to the sides of the head, hollow underside. 34.7 grams, 25 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Mars Gradivus
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
The helmetted deity walking left on a ground line, carrying a trophy on his shoulder and holding a spear in his hand; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 0.90 grams, 16 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
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