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LOT 0686
Romano-British 'Waldingham' Floor Tile
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
11 x 11 1/2 in. (17.5 kg, 28 x 29 cm).
Square terracotta tegula with accretion to underside, old collector's label 'Roman Floor Tile (with original cement) from the Bathhouse / Woldingham, Surrey'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Woldingham, Surrey, 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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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The cult of Helios-Apollo intensified in the third century A.D. and the adoration of Sol Invictus, with the radiate crown, was often linked to that of Mithras, the god of legions, whose symbol was the bull. Under Emperor Aurelian, the Sol Invictus became the main god, protector of Rome and the Roman state. -
Roman Gold and Bead Earring
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Ex Arizona collection. with Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, 2014. Property of a North London collector. Accompanied by an Artemis certificate of authenticity dated 28 July 2014.
