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LOT 0818
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
2ND CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (31.5 grams total, 19-27 mm).
Including scaphoid bezel with beast motif, square bezel with geometric ornament and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Pair of Birds
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With D-section sloping shoulders and integral bezel, incuse image of two perching birds. 4.98 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 17.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Roman Silver Snake-Headed Armilla Bracelet
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With narrow round-section shank, flattened leaf-shaped finials with transverse ribbing and punched serpent-head detailing. 6.57 grams, 49 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s-1990s.
The armilla was a Roman military decoration in the form of an arm-ring or bracelet, often with snake-head terminals. They were made in gold, silver or bronze, the latter normally awarded to the lower ranks as a visible mark of distinguished service. -
Roman Glass Vessel Group
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Dark amber-glass unguentarium with rolled rim, squat blue glass jar with trumpet-shaped mouth. 120 grams total, 6.5-12.7 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
