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LOT 0636
Roman Blue Glass Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/8 in. (56 grams total, 6-28 mm).
Comprising beads in various shades of blue and turquoise, including biconical, cylindrical, tubular, facetted and other types, together with decoratively twisted examples. [49, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Roman Bronze Ram Statuette
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Modelled standing in the round with naturalistic detailing, with head turned right with curled horns. 42 grams, 39 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 Bronze Ring with Animal
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Composed of a D-section hoop with stepped shoulders and oval bezel displaying an animal, possibly a bird. 5.83 grams, 23.73 mm overall, 19.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Roman Baked Clay Slingshot Group
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Comprising three lentoid-section glandes. 167 grams total, 50-65 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
The trio finds parallels with examples unearthed at Ham Hill, Somerset, UK. The sling (funda) with its lead missiles (plumbea pondera) was used by special funditores, illustrated on Trajan’s Column where they are simply dressed in broad tunics with no armour, but carry a shield. Their cloak, or sagulum acted as an ammunition bag. The effectiveness of the slingers was unquestionable and much appreciated, especially against elephants. Celsus, writing towards the end of the 2nd century A.D., described how a slingshot wound was more dangerous and harder to treat than one inflicted by an arrow.
