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LOT 1698
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (23.99 grams total, 20-24 mm).
Comprising: five rings with decorative bezels, one coiled ring with D-section hoop. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. PAS no. DUR-00F326, for a similar Celto-Roman spiral ring, dated 200 BC-200 AD.
FootnotesThe collection includes one complete copper-alloy finger ring of late Iron Age to Roman date (200 BC - AD 200). It is coiled into a spiral of two turns. Both extremities terminated in a square end with rounded corners.
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Romano-Celtic Bronze Ring with Standing Lion
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
D-section hoop and discoid bezel with incuse image of a stylised lion facing right. 6.00 grams, 25.02 mm overall, 21.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The ring belongs to the category where the bezel and the ring’s platform merge together, forming a round plate. The round bezel is often decorated with an animal figure. -
British Celtic Bronze Ring with Concentric Design
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Flat-section hoop and a discoid bezel with a low-relief concentric circle motif, a raised pellet at the centre. 2.25 grams, 21.70 mm overall, 17.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Found Norfolk, UK. Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Similar types of Celto-Roman bronze rings were found in the Thames in spoil heaps dating to the 1st century A.D. The most prolific finger rings in use throughout the Roman occupation were in bronze, and some forms were borrowed from Celtic arts and patterns. -
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st century B.C.-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising: five rings with decorative bezels; a penannular ring; an unfinished ring with a circular hole in the bezel. 24.4 grams total, 20-26 mm
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Among the group is one complete copper-alloy finger ring of late Iron Age to Roman date (200 B.C - 200 A.D.). It is coiled into a spiral of two and a half turns. Both ends terminated in a square end with rounded corners.
