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LOT 0725

Romano-British 'Colchester' Roof Tile Sherd

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

7 3/8 in. (829 grams, 18.7 cm).

Rectangular in plan with lip to one edge; marked 'Burn scars' and wth white inked inscription: 'Tile from Boudiccan revolt level: Cups Hotel Excavation, Colchester'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Colchester, Essex, 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0725

Romano-British 'Colchester' Roof Tile Sherd

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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