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LOT 0687
Romano-British 'Lympne Castle Roman Fort' Terracotta Tile with Roman Dog Pawprints
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (3.28 kg, 23.5 x 24 cm).
Substantial tegula with pawprints from a dog; with old collector's note. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lympne Castle, Kent, UK.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
Accompanied by an original old collection display card.
Lympne Castle was built close to the former Roman fort of Portus Lemanis, incorporating curated elements from the ruins of the fort. The Roman structure formed part of the Litus Saxonicum ('Saxon Shore') a series of coastal fortifications erected in the 3rd century to deter raiding from the coastlands across the North sea.
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LOT 0687
Romano-British 'Lympne Castle Roman Fort' Terracotta Tile with Roman Dog Pawprints
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With pointillé design to each shoulder and rim of bezel, low-relief long-necked zoomorph with tail raised; provincial workmanship. 6.39 grams, 25.60 mm overall, 20.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Marble Cicada Fragment
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Fragment of carved marble arcade with reserved cicada modelled in the half-round at the base; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.07 kg total, 16.8 cm high including stand
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Roman 'East Anglia' Bronze Bust of Minerva
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Modelled in the round with crested helmet. 12.9 grams, 42 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
