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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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LOT 0623
Romano-British Fresco Painted on Tile Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Translucent glass with applied trail foot, applied handles with pinched detailing, iridescent surface; restored. 27.6 grams, 99 mm
Ex London art market 1990s. From a London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This bowl represents one of the two variants of the glassware used under the early Principate. In particular it represents a variant with bright translucent colour. The same shape can be seen on the pottery and in the metal works of the period, and examples like such have been found not only in Italy (Pompeii) but also in the military camps of Noricum, Germania and Britannia. -
Roman Bronze Key Ring Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Each with barrel-shaped ring and cranked shank with wards. 62 grams total, 32-38 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Cast Bronze Pyxis
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Formed as a cylinder with horizontal ribbing to the outer face, socketted mouth, applied discoid bottom plate. 98 grams, 46 mm
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, circa 2005. 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.
