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LOT 1704
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (31.8 grams total, 14-28 mm).
Comprising five rings with decorative bezels and one small faux-twist ring. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. for some of these rings Цуњак, М., Марковић-Николић, Љ., Античке и средњовековне некрополе Смедерева (Ancient and Medieval Necropolises of Smederevo, in Serbian), Смедерево, 1997, p.91, for the type of ring.
FootnotesThe collection includes possible signet rings that find their parallels with artefacts from Eastern Europe, especially in the area of Smederevo. A 15th A.D. date, for some of them, can be proposed on the basis of parallels from the Balkans.
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Romano-Celtic Bronze Double Bezel Ring
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a D-section hoop with the bezel formed of two rods joined at the centre. 3.38 grams, 23.00 mm overall, 17.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
A similar ring was found in Cologne, Luxembourg Strasse, this type of ring often being found in gold. -
'The Cox Green' Romano-British Bronze Naked Figure of a Child
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Modelled in the round in seated pose with a ball (or nut, or fruit) in his left hand; the hair short and combed radially from the crown; mounted on a custom-made stand. 57.3 grams, 78 mm
Found Cox Green, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2019. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-3D408B. -
Celtic Shale Bracelet Fragment
Iron Age, 4th-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Plano-convex in section and curved in profile with polished faces; old collector's label to inner face' Broch / Nordwall / Caithness'. 70 grams, 10.5 cm
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
