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LOT 0876
Roman and Earlier Silver and Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (34.5 grams total, 23-35 mm).
Comprising: amuletic pendant in the form of a fly with hatched wings; amuletic wishbone pendant; figure fragment; mount formed as the bust of Minerva with crested helmet; Bronze Age butterfly toggle. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G., Buttons and Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, item 10.1 (butterfly toggle).
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LOT 0876
Roman and Earlier Silver and Bronze Artefact Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Roman Silver Lunar Pendant
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Of crescentic form with integral ribbed suspension loop. 2.66 grams, 30 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Late Roman Glass Pendant with Cross
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With impressed cross motif. 1.45 grams, 20 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Roman Lead Seal Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: a seal with an amphora, loop to the reverse; a discoid seal inscribed with 'TANTMS'; a rectangular seal with standing figure surround by an inscription. 56 grams total, 20-29 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
