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LOT 0652
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
5/8 - 1 in. (139 grams total, 15-25 mm).
Comprising fifty-one rings including discoid, scaphoid, square, ellipsoid and other bezels, with hatching, profile animals, tiered panels and other designs. [51, No Reserve]
ProvenancePart formerly in a European collection, acquired before 1980.
From a Dutch private collection.
Part from the collection of a Surrey gentleman; acquired 1970-1980.
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Roman Silver Statuette of a Genius
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Advancing wearing an ankle-length toga drawn over the head as a cowl, the left hand supporting a partly-unfurled scroll; mounted on a custom-made stand. 149 grams total, 88 mm high including stand
From 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.
The statuette represents a priest dressed in a tunic and large cloak, the hem of which covers the head (capite velato). His right hand had to hold a portion of incense, while with his left hand he holds a container for the same incense. -
Roman Bronze 'Colchester Type' Bow Brooch Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Group of bow-brooches, mainly Colchester Type with coiled spring. 48 grams total, 36-77 mm
Found near Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. -
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Roman Silver Statuette of Aesculapius
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Standing wearing a loosely draped himation, with caduceus resting on the right hip; mounted on a custom-made stand. 75 grams total, 55 mm including stand
Ex Ancient Art, North London, UK. From 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.
