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LOT 0140
Roman and Later Bronze Ram Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
7/8 - 1 3/4 in. (238 grams total, 22-46 mm).
Most modelled standing with stylised detailing; one later example depicted limp with a collar or wineskins draped around the waist. [7]
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0140
Roman and Later Bronze Ram Collection
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Animal Collection
Mainly 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Comprising: a dolphin head with stylised detailing; swan on discoid base; bird's head with hooked beak; bird standing on polygonal base, curved neck and slightly spread wings; head of another animal, possibly mythical; with a later Byzantine lock-plate with bird standing left. 292 grams total, 20-60 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Roman Bronze Military Equestrian Pelta Fitting
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Formed with an openwork pelta-shaped body with roughly circular void; sub-rectangular projecting fitting lug. 94 grams, 86 mm
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Enamelled Plate Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Complete with sprung pin and catchplate to reverse; the rectangular plate with reserved scroll decoration on enamelled fields. 2.98 grams, 29 mm
Part of a collection formed in the 1970s-1980s. Ex private UK collection.