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LOT 0919
Romano-British Samian Ware Sherd Group
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 5 3/8 in. (1.12 kg total, 5.5-13.5 cm).
Including burnished rim and base fragments, all but two with inked or pencilled reference notations including 'Col' for Colchester, 'GRA' and BLACKFRIARS LEZ/52'. [25, 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 Razor with Bronze Horse Head Handle
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Single-edged leaf-shaped blade, rectangular baluster, horse-head finial with detailed mane. 56.4 grams, 13.1 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman and Other Bead Necklace
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Restrung designer necklace composed of stone and glass beads of tubular, biconvex, polyhedral and other types, large biconvex bead as centrepiece. 19 grams, 38 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Roman Marble Mortar with Pestle
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Broad squat carved mortarium with basal pad and four D-section ribs to the outer face; separate pestle shaped like a thumb. 1.96 kg total, 5.6-24.8 cm
Ex private collection, Mrs L.S., 1990s. Acquired from the above, 2000. Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12095-218195.
