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LOT 0928
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 3RD-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (18 grams total, 18-27 mm).
Including a bronze ring with sloping shoulders and frond intaglio, and other types. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the late 20th century A.D.
From the private collection of the late David King (1940-2024), Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK.
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Roman Bone Pin with Bust
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With round-section tapering shank, rectangular baluster topped by a female bust wearing a diadem. 7.73 grams, 12.2 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Gold Spiral-Twisted Wire Bracelet with Central Bezel
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,800
Penannular hollow-form bracelet formed from a spiral-wound rod with an end-cap and loop; closure by means of a hollow-formed cap with fluted sidewall and dome to upper face with granulation detailing. 35.78 grams, 80 mm
with Bukowski's Stockholm, December 2002, no.719. Acquired by the current owner from the above. Private collection, Stockholm. Accompanied by copies of a Swedish cultural export licence, no. RAA-2025-1646. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12958-242701.
Such bracelets were widespread in the Roman period, during the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., with a variation of dimensions, bezels and materials. On some artefacts, the sleeves making up the twist were hollow tubes filled with stucco, resin or plaster, preventing them from deforming. The stucco was left in the sleeve to give it a greater impact resistance, but this did not allow for longer welding of the tubes by fire, because the composition would boil. -
'The Thorpe Audlin' Romano-British Enamelled Bow Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising: discoid head with raised rectangular neck, tongue-shaped bow with tapered end; the head decorated extensively with a raised triskele style pattern, with retained enamel in alternate yellow and red colours; the body with a raised longitudinal running linear border bisected by four latitudinal borders; within each sub-rectangular cell, a crescent border with central raised pellet; within each cell created by the raised borders, retained enamel in alternating red and yellow; the reverse undecorated with lug and chord, catchplate to lower end. 13.7 grams, 57 mm
Found by Mr Wayne Colbeck whilst searching with a metal detector in Thorpe Audlin, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK, in 2014. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-D5BBD5. Accompanied by the finder's original copy of the York Archaeological Trust's object entry form dated 31 October 2014 with reference no.E001019.
Sally Worrell, National Finds Advisor has been unable to locate any comparable examples of this form of brooch. It has been designated by the British Museum as a 'Find of Note' and of 'Regional Importance'.
