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LOT 0765
Roman and Other Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
3/4 - 1 in. (46 grams total, 20-24 mm).
Mainly comprising finger rings with decorative bezels; most worn. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London art market, 1990s.
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Roman Terracotta Vessel
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Of piriform shape with integral handle; '68.005' handwritten to base. 755 grams, 22.6 cm high
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Roman Bronze Eagle Figurine Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
In various stances, most with semi-naturalistic or stylised detailing, including an eagle on globe and an example with a suspension loop. 172 grams total, 28-50 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Roman Terracotta Lamp with Fighting Gladiators
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Composed of a discoid body with sunken discus bearing a scene of two gladiators in combat in relief, tabula ansata below, ring handle and roughly D-shaped nozzle with volutes; old crack to base. 84 grams, 12.4 cm
From a German collection. Ex Cambridge, UK, collection, 1980s.
The two gladiators seem to wear the armaturae of murmillones. All gladiators began their career as provocatores; the learning of their combat technique was polyvalent and allowed the fighters to specialise as a large shield-bearer (the scutati) like murmillones, or as a small shield-bearers, parmati, like the oplomachus.
