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LOT 0658
Roman Amber and Black Glass Bead Necklace Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
26 3/8 - 26 3/4 in. (40 grams total, 67-68 cm).
Comprising three necklaces restrung from beads of drilled ancient glass bangle fragments. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Roman Bronze Scallop Shell Attachment Pair
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £535
Each composed of shell-shaped body with a D-shaped lug to reverse, the lug with tapering spike to the centre. 343 grams total, 12.5 cm each
Private collection, Rosenheim, Germany, 1960s.
This pair could have been used as a double key or door lock, based on comparison with some keys from the territory of Gaul (Boucher, 1971, pp.200-201). They comprised a strong ring with polygonal-section stem and a rectangular point. -
Roman Spindle Whorl Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a squat biconvex whorl with radiating lines to one face, and a taller version with lines to both faces. 53 grams total, 20-25 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Roman Bronze Hound Statuette
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Modelled in the round in advancing pose with head lowered and mouth open, low-relief collar to the neck; mounted on a custom-made stand. 80 grams total, 52 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.