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LOT 0623
Romano-British Fresco Painted on Tile Fragment
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (215 grams, 88 mm).
Rectangular tegula fragment with painted detailing to the dressed face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Leicestershire, UK.
Acquired from a collector in 2012.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Roman Archaising Silver Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled in the round as a kouros standing wearing a calf-length robe held at the waist by a thick cord; shoulder-length hair held by a tiered diadem, collar with three pendant roundels, left arm with bracelet, holding a lyre in the left hand, right hand with handle; sandals to the feet; modern mounting pins and square wooden base. 37.4 grams, 61 mm (40.4 grams total, 66 mm including stand)
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