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LOT 0831
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (42 grams total, 17-27 mm).
Comprising examples with: enamelled bezels; seal bezels; an archer's thumb ring; bezel set with a 'jewel'; hoops with inscriptions around the exterior; hoops with geometric schemes around the exterior; plain examples. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Late Roman Glass Lion Pendant with Star and Crescent
Mid 4th-mid 5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Discoid with integral loop, impressed image of an advancing lion below a crescent with star above. 1.81 grams, 24 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Roman Bronze Eagle with Base
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round on a square base with gusseted sides, standing with head turned and wings spread. 104 grams, 47 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12239-222315. -
Roman Coloured Glass Bracelet Group
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising one round-section in deep blue, one similar in deep red, and a D-section in pale blue/turquoise. 14.3 grams total, 42-55 mm
Formerly with a Bournemouth gentleman. Ex Essex collection. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013.
Bangles did not occur in a vacuum after the Roman invasion but were an integral part of globalising networks of cross-Channel trade and connections with the European mainland in the early first century A.D. According to J. Price bangles were first developed in southern Britain in the late Claudio-Neronian period (A.D. 43–65/70) and that in subsequent periods the craft of bangle-making quickly spread further north with the advance of the Roman army.