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LOT 0644
Roman and Dark Age 'Richard Hattatt' Bronze Brooches
1ST-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 1 3/4 in. (3 1/4 in.) (108 grams total, 34-44 mm (84 mm including stand)).
Comprising: penannular brooch from the Roman fort at Burgh castle, Norfolk; Romano-British T-shaped brooch of Mendip type; each mounted on one of Richard Hattatt's personal collection display stands; both published and recorded on verso. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia and Burgh Castle, Norfolk.
From the private collection of the famous author and brooch collector Richard Hattatt since before 1987.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, items 1291 and 907.
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With rounded fleshy face and hair in tiered bands, sockets to the eyes to accept silver inserts; diadem to the brow with foliage detailing; hollow to the reverse. 56 grams, 42 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Yellow Glass Bottle with Iridescence
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bulbous body with dimpled underside, tubular neck with rolled and folded rim, iridescent surface. 10.1 grams, 65 mm
with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Naked Bronze Statuette
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Male figure standing nude with arms raised, holding a patera to his mouth. 15.4 grams, 44 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
