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LOT 0621
Romano-British 'Gloucestershire' Bow Brooch Collection
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 2 1/2 in. (125 grams total, 29-66 mm).
Including Langton Down type, dolphin type, and others. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Roman Terracotta Bowl Fragment with Boar
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Substantial ceramic fragment with high-relief image of a boar running amid foliage; symbol of Legio X Fretensis. 125 grams, 10.1 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman 'Yorkshire' Bronze and Lead Gaming Dice Group
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising one cuboid dice with markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4; one rectangular block with sprue to one end, surface abraded. 36.9 grams total, 12-16 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK. -
Roman Floor Mosaic Section
North Africa, 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With portion of original matrix and five rows of tesserae in grey, black, cream and white. 213 grams, 79 mm
Acquired Tunisia, North Africa. From a pre World War II collection, thence by descent. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
In African mosaics, combinations of black and white and cream tessellated mosaics often form the borders of important mosaics, such as those of El Jem, representing the love between Satyrs and Bacchants, or the myth of Leda and the Swan.
