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LOT 0726
Roman Banded Agate Lion Attack Gemstone
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.55 grams, 14 mm).
With intaglio scene of a lion attacking an ibex; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss collection.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
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Roman Bronze Folding Knife Handle with Hare and Hound
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Openwork rectangular panel with reserved hare-and-hound motif, remains of ferrous blade below. 19.1 grams, 66 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Roman Bronze Discoid Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With concentric rings and punched detailing, radiating knops, pin, pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. 6.97 grams, 30 mm
Ex property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. Property of a Kent lady collector. -
Roman Bronze Miniature Flagon
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With piriform body, short neck, everted rim and strap handle, circumferential bands to the body. 10.9 grams, 42 mm
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
The small size of this bronze container suggests that it was intended as a toilette object, or as an oil vessel for athletes, generally associated with a strigil. Its could also have been used as a balsamarium.
