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LOT 1029
Late Roman Bronze Tweezer Group
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 2 7/8 in. (21.8 grams total, 57-73 mm).
Comprising three pairs of tweezers, each with linear and dot decoration, one with an absent arm. [3]
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 1029
Late Roman Bronze Tweezer Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Achilles Riding a Centaur
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment from a rim with stepped and everted edge; low-relief profile image of a centaur galloping, ridden by a naked youth (Achilles) holding a rosette in his extended hand; behind, the hand of another figure reaching towards the rosette and in front, the hindlegs of a panther; old collector's label to reverse. 34 grams, 59 mm
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Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st-16th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
