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LOT 0697
Roman and Later Lead Weight Collection
1ST-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (889 grams total, 20-45 mm).
Including tabular, plano-convex and conical types. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst fieldwalking in Somerset and Devon, UK.
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Roman Bronze Musical Flute
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
An extremely rare aulos or tibia with round-section body, six circular holes to one side and a D-shaped hole to the reverse. 87 grams, 23 cm
Fine condition. Extremely rare.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; from her collection formed early 1960s-1990s. 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.11055-184396.
The flute was used for religious ceremonies and for entertainment. The pyrrhic, a war dance of Doric origin, was a rapid dance to the double flute, and made to resemble an action in battle. -
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1st century B.C-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
One tinned with central boss; one bell-shaped with glass inlay; another shaped as an amphora with remains of enamelling. 12 grams total, 22-38 mm
Ex property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s.
The group includes an Alesia type brooch (25 B.C.-15 A.D.); a skeuomorphic plate brooch; and a possible variant of the fan-headed or radiate brooch. -
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1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Formed as a plain band with two rolled rims. 2.15 grams, 19.78 mm overall, 16.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
