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LOT 0797
Roman Bronze and Other Mixed Artefact Group
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3 in. (144 grams total, 10-74 mm).
Including brooches of various types; ornate openwork mounts; buckle plates and weights, together with other miscellaneous items. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Graeco-Roman Bronze Patera with Duck-Head Handle
3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
The bowl with a convex outer face and notched lip, decoratively waisted handle with addorsed duck heads to the apex of the suspension loop; base of bowl absent. 314 grams, 30 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1995. -
Roman Bronze Military Belt Mount
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composing two opposed dragonesque figures with tail and lowered head, sitting on a peltate style cut out. 19.7 grams, 35 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Belt appliques and decorations change notably during the centuries of the Roman Empire. In around 2nd-3rd centuries A.D., particularly in Pannonia and in Britain, show many very Celtic orientated fittings, maybe as the result of provincial influences within the army or production systems. -
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Horse and Rider Brooch
2nd century ADSold for (Inc. bp): £130
With panels to the cloak and horse's body for enamel fill, notched outline to the hair and mane, pin and catchplate to verso. 3.45 grams, 33 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Ex property of a German collector 2016. Property of an Essex, UK, lady.
