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LOT 0735
Roman and Other Mixed Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
25 1/8 in. (29 grams, 64 cm long).
Restrung, composed of graduated stone and glass beads of various types, predominantly in shades of white and cream. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Roman Bronze Animal Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Comprising: a squirrel nibbling a nut; a rabbit; a monkey with its hands covering its eyes; a mounting lug formed as a beast with outstretched legs; with an earlier Eastern ladle finial terminating in a beast's head. 119 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. -
Romano-British Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a vine-leaf finial from an item of furniture; a P-shaped bow-brooch with pellet detailing; a bronze bow-brooch with lateral flanges. 41.8 grams total, 41-53 mm
Found near Great Chesterford, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2000s. -
Roman Bronze Openwork Brooch Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: one of four crescents around central lozenge, complete with pin and catchplate to reverse; a discoid example displaying crescent and comma-shaped openwork. 18.5 grams total, 32-40 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.