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LOT 0760
Roman and Anglo-Saxon Artefact Group
2ND-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (540 grams total, 20-58 mm).
Including trumpet brooches, small-long bow brooch, votive axe, lead weights and other items. [17, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hertfordshire, UK.
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Roman Openwork Silver Military Baldric Phalera
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
With concentric lines of openwork ornament in lanceolate shapes, ending with crescent decorations. 40 grams, 86 mm
Mostly intact, good condition.
Acquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, 1997. European private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11998-211928.
In the 3rd century A.D. Roman army, the old ring suspension system of the sword, of Celtic and Iberian origin, was abandoned. The sword was now mainly carried suspended from a broad baldric on the soldier’s left side. The high quality of the openwork decoration of our phalera and the precious silver of which it is made imply that it may have once belonged to a commissioned officer. -
Late Roman Highly Ornate Solid Gold Frame
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With applied heart-shaped openwork panels and octahedrons on the outer face of a decorative ring band. 12.4 grams, 32.4 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Eagle
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Ellipsoid cloison with intaglio eagle with wings spread in the act of taking off; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.96 grams, 14 cm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
