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LOT 0672
Roman And Other Bronze Brooch Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 5/8 in. (61 grams total, 27-68 mm).
Comprising complete and incomplete examples, including crossbow brooches; decorated openwork brooches; a zoomorphic brooch; a Celtic fibula, together with others. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx important Spanish collection, formed 1970s.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Trumpet bezel with frontal parts of a rampant lion, ribbed shoulders. 2.42 grams, 20.98 mm overall, 16.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Roman Bronze and Silver Stylus Group
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising: one silver with extended tapering stem, balustered upper body and eraser to top; one bronze with tapering stem, balustered mid-section and eraser to top, the upper body decorated with hatched lozenges. 15.1 grams total, 9.5-11.1 cm
From the collection of an EU gentleman formed around 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. -
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Roman Bone Teetotum
2nd-4th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £260
Composed of a hexagonal drum-shaped body, each panel with numerals in recessed circular form: 1; 6; 2;4; 3;5; baluster-shaped grip to one face and a projecting knop to the other; the grip unscrews to reveal a hollow body. 13.4 grams, 36 mm
From the collection of an UK gentleman formed in the 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market.
