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LOT 0922
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (25.4 grams total, 13-29 mm).
Comprising: a slender ring with a rectangular tiered bezel; a ring with a large bezel with blue glass intaglio with a silver flower; a ring with oval bezel with linear motifs; a ring with a keeled hoop and lentoid bezel; a glass ring with three raised bosses; a small interphalangial ring; a ring with a raised disc on the bezel. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Roman Silvered Bronze Crossbow Brooch Group
4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £60
Comprising two crossbow brooches, each with a keeled bow and flaring foot, both with a partial pin and integral catch beneath the footplate. 64.9 grams total, 62-66 mm
From an Essex collection. Private collection, Suffolk. -
Roman Bronze Gladius Sword Pendant Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising three gladius pendants, each with a domed pommel and pierced through the blade. 19.7 grams total, 28-42 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Marbled Blue Glass Toilet Bottle
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
An iridescent unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 19.7 grams, 83 mm
Acquired on the European art market in 2001.
This typology was produced mainly in Egypt (Karanis class XIII.B). They were characteristic of the Eastern Mediterranean as well, and characterised by the irregular curved depression on the underside of the base and by the narrow cylindrical neck with slight constriction at the bottom.
