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LOT 0883
Roman and Later Bracelet Collection
4TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 7/8 in. (44 grams total, 46-72 mm).
Including a D-section hoop with ropework detailing, flat-section band with median gusset, penannular hoop and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Roman Inked Wooden Legal Document
Late 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
With a recessed panel on one side and scored frame with securing holes close to both long sides; eleven lines of inked text in Roman cursive containing the record of a legal document in a formulaic legal language; two lines of cursive text to reverse; supplied with six monochrome photographs of the tablet displaying the text to advantage. 11 grams, 15 x 8.1 cm
From an important London collection since 1975. Accompanied by a collection of six 1970s photographs of the the tablet. -
Roman Glass Bracelet Group
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: a turquoise D-section bangle with a flattened panel to the upper face; an opaque round-section twisted bracelet with flattened terminals; a dark brown ceramic(?) keeled bangle with notched edges. 31.18 grams total, 50-70 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Roman Bronze Bust of Mars
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Highly detailed bearded head with thick hair locks surmounted by a pseudo-Corinthian helmet with high crest; the breast covered by a scale armour (squama) fitted with shoulder-guards. 82 grams, 75 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The pseudo-Corinthian or Apulo-Corinthian helmet, here worn by the divinity, was originally a legionary helmet, which transformed in the late Consular Age into an officer's helmet, to become a typical attribute of the commanders and then of the war god.