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LOT 0727
Roman and Later Artefact Collection
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 5 3/8 in. (646 grams total, 1.6-13.6 cm).
Including a bifid vessel handle with coiled finial, buckles, belt-plaques; harness fittings, key-wards and other items. [51, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Mars Gradivus
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
The helmetted deity walking left on a ground line, carrying a trophy on his shoulder and holding a spear in his hand; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 0.90 grams, 16 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
The moniker 'Mars Gradivus' is often translated as 'Marching Mars' from the latin 'gradus' meaning step or march. -
Roman and Other Bronze Group
1st-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including a Roman military buckle, a Roman bell, candle spike; lead-alloy votive mirror and other items, sold with an early 1st millennium B.C. Luristan hairpin with silver wire finial. 178 grams total, 1.4-11.6 cm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Late Roman Terracotta Slipper Oil Lamp
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Teardrop-shaped in plan with ribbed shoulder and small nozzle, basal ring. 55.6 grams, 73 mm
From a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.