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LOT 0769
Romano-British Pottery Sherd Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 11 1/4 in. (6.4 kg total, 6-28.5 cm).
Including roof-ridge channel, floor tile, bowl rim and other items. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
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Roman Marble Head of a Woman
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Carved in the round with carinated diadem in the hair, heavily lidded eyes, small mouth with pursed lips. 620 grams, 95 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12102-218191. -
Late Roman Gilt Silver Buckle with Dragon Heads
5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising a trapezoid-section loop with running wave design and panther-mask terminals, tongue with ribbed oblong plaque and cut design; a rectangular plaque with extension to rear edge of two triangles and a semi-circle, decorated with bands of triangles, crescents, swirls and indented lines, extension with central gilt circle from which expands two triangular panels, filled with swirl design; rivet holes to the edge for attachment. 37.1 grams, 66 mm
UK collection formed in the 1980s. Ex property of a North London gentleman. -
Romano-British 'Colchester' Kiln Slag Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Irregular kiln slag fragments with various inclusions. 1.33 kg total, 4.6-12.4 cm
Found Colchester, Essex, UK. From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
