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.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
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With concentric rings and punched detailing, radiating knops, pin, pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. 6.97 grams, 30 mm
Ex property of a London collector, acquired before 1980.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1049.
Ex property of a London collector, acquired before 1980.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1049.
Of P-shaped type with bulb above the footplate and knop finial, tightly-wound coil and integral pin. 6.42 grams, 42 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Substantial ceramic fragment with high-relief image of a boar running amid foliage; symbol of Legio X Fretensis. 125 grams, 10.1 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With central rib and a reserved phallus to each side on an enamelled panel. 3.93 grams, 31 mm
Acquired before 2000.
Ex property of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
Acquired before 2000.
Ex property of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
Dolphin-type T-shaped bow brooch with barrel-shaped crossbar, ornamented with punched segmentation to the obverse, imitation spring-coil to the reverse; shallow bow with lateral bands of pointillé detailing flanking a column of square cells to accept enamel fill; trumpet-shaped lobe finial; catch to reverse with openwork ornament; hinged pin to reverse. 21.8 grams, 49 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 3.29.2, for type.
The brooch features a hinged pin but the ribbed ornament on the crossbar replicates the coiled spring of contemporary Colchester-type bow brooches.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 3.29.2, for type.
The brooch features a hinged pin but the ribbed ornament on the crossbar replicates the coiled spring of contemporary Colchester-type bow brooches.
Each a flat-section band with hook-and-eye closure. 0.95 grams total, 12-13 mm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Penannular type with flattened ends, pointillé detailing. 18.8 grams, 55 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
With facetted hoop and rectangular plaque, legend 'DME / RGVR' (D(eo) ME/RCVRI(o) (RI in ligature): ‘To the god
Mercury), in rustic capitals. 10.59 grams, 25.88 mm overall, 21.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 217, for type.
The inscription is to be segmented 'D MERGVR for D[EO] MERGVR[IO]' meaning '(dedicated) to the god Mercury'. A common formula for Roman inscriptions in Britain.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 217, for type.
The inscription is to be segmented 'D MERGVR for D[EO] MERGVR[IO]' meaning '(dedicated) to the god Mercury'. A common formula for Roman inscriptions in Britain.
Glass imitating nicolo with incuse image of a cockerel and a rearing snake on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.85 grams, 14 mm
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Teardrop-shaped in plan with ribbed shoulder and small nozzle, basal ring. 55.6 grams, 73 mm
From a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.
From a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Group of two astragali gaming pieces, each with a lead plug in the central cavity. 34.1 grams total, 29-30 mm
Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, circa 1995.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Cf. similar item cast in bronze in the British Museum under accession no.1772,0311.176.
Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, circa 1995.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Cf. similar item cast in bronze in the British Museum under accession no.1772,0311.176.
With bulbous body and dimple base, narrow neck and mouth with fared and folded rim. 44 grams, 12.2 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772.
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