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LOT 0738
Romano-British 'Ipswich Area' Artefact Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 4 in. (6.16 kg total, 1-10.1 cm).
Including vessel fragments, a lead weight, a small silver coin and other items. [104, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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Life-Size Roman Marble Finger Fragments
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Two fragments of fingers from a statue, the smaller with attachment points for an object. 148 grams total, 52-74 mm
Ex M. Cummings collection, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. -
Late Roman Tinned Bronze Bowl
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Hemispherical in profile with applied flared base, thickened rim and two parallel incised lines below. 313 grams, 16 cm
From an old UK collection. Acquired from Red House Antiques, York, 2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
These bronze vessels were typical of the Late Roman Empire. They were direct forerunners of the Frankish types. They often had Christian inscriptions and have been found with silver spoons for liturgical use. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Two with intaglio standing figure, one with a dolphin and one with a scarab. 1.2 grams total, 8-10 mm
From the Altstetton collection, Switzerland, 1969.
