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LOT 0756
Late Roman Bronze Decorated Bracelet
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (30.2 grams, 57 mm).
Penannular bracelet with rounded terminals, the upper face decorated with annulets and X-motifs, five large circlets with hatching at the centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0756
Late Roman Bronze Decorated Bracelet
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bone Mount and Bead
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a lozenge-shaped bead with four ring-and-dot motifs on both sides, remains of a loop at each end; an eye insert with drilled pupil. 2.2 grams total, 20-22 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Aubergine Glass Pitcher
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising a bulbous body with a dimple base and a funicular neck with an applied band below the rim and a handle to the rear. 93.2 grams, 10.8 cm
From an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
The pitcher shows the style of production of the Roman Rhine workshops. Several hundred vessels with applied decoration are known from the Roman Rhineland. The numerous finds from graves and the evidence of glass furnaces in Cologne suggest that a large proportion of these vessels were produced in local workshops, then spread throughout the empire. -
Roman Pale Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads, the central feature composed of two large beads, restrung. 7.8 grams, 38 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection.
