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LOT 1009
Roman and Later Glass Bead Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/4 - 3/4 in. (50 grams total, 8-19 mm).
A mixed group of beads, including an etched Zi bead, folded glass and lampwork glass beads. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in London or Japan, early 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Horse Head Terminal
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled as a caparisoned horse-head emerging from a four-petalled flower. 60.1 grams, 57 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Romano-British Composite Lunar Type Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
An openwork plate brooch with two lobed discs connected by a pair of crescents, traces of red enamel; remains of catchplate and pin-lugs on the reverse. 10.3 grams, 47 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s. -
Roman Red Marble Thumb Pestle
3rd-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £540
Pestle or grinding tool, the handle formed as a thumb with knuckle and nail detailing; old collector's label '2' to underside. 312 grams, 12 cm
Ex private collection, Mrs L.S., 1980s. Acquired from the above, 1999. Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12096-218201.
Such items were mainly used by medical staff for grinding ingredients such as medicinal compounds, cosmetics and culinary spices.
