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LOT 0637
Roman Balance Scales Pair
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (93 grams, 20.2 cm wide).
A set of copper-alloy balance scales composed of a hook and shaped bar suspending a link chain at each end, each single chain diverging into three shorter chains supporting a shallow dish. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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Roman Glass Unguentarium
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A piriform glass bottle with slender tubular neck and everted rim; some iridescent surfaces. 15.5 grams, 98 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Lead Abraxas Bifacial Pendant
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A bifacial discoid lead pendant with suspension loop, one face displaying a star within crescent and lettering below: 'ABPA / CAE'; figure of Abraxas. 3.9 grams, 24 mm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK. -
Roman ROMA Plate Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A bronze discoid plate brooch with openwork monogram of 'ROMA', hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. 10.2 grams, 31 mm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
The brooch is engraved with the stylised letters ‘RMA’. When viewed from the obverse, RMA and the framing circle form a monogram for ‘Roma’. Roma refers to both the city and its divine personification, the Dea Roma. If RMA is read from right to left (or the brooch is viewed from the opposite side), the letters form a monogram for ‘AMOR’, the Latin name for Cupid, the god of love. The phrase pertains to Roma-Amor, a widely recognised palindrome espousing Roman wordplay in the ancient times.
