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LOT 0605
Roman Bronze and Other Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 4 7/8 in. (450 grams total, 1.5-12.4 cm).
Comprising mixed artefacts including: bronze brooches, mounts, implements, a bell, a stylus, and others, most fragmentary; an iron razor and a group of glass fragments. [41, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Plaque with Eros on Lion
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Modelled in relief with openwork elements, stylised detailing to both figures; hollow reverse. 182 grams, 10.2 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Hollow cast bronze images of Eros riding a lion are linked to the Eastern Levant and have been found for example in Tamna, probably a Roman import. The importance of long-distance contacts within the Eastern Mediterranean areas was rapidly reflected in provincial artistic styles, probably as soon as in Hellenistic times, at the beginning of the third century B.C., possibly even earlier. The unquestionable Greek influence led a number of scholars to define three main styles for the bronzes discovered in the eastern Roman provinces: a local type and iconography locally produced, Greek or Roman imports, and Oriental, Hellenistic, or Roman style, locally produced. -
Eastern Roman Bead Necklace String
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Restrung designer necklace of small and bigger light blue glass beads, the centrepiece a large fusiform glass bead dangle. 20.18 grams, 56 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Limestone Gaming Counter Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Twenty discoid limestone counters each with an incuse cinquefoil to both faces. 32 grams total, 13-17 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman.
