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LOT 0642
Roman Bronze Animal Finial and Mount Group
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (8.56 grams, 18-28.6 mm).
Comprising: a finial formed as a slender bird; a stylised bull's head mount with a loop on the reverse; an openwork bird mount with remains of a loop on the reverse. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Roman Iridescent Moulded Fluted Glass Perfume Bottle
Cyprus, circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Piriform fluted body with narrow neck and everted rim, flared base. 19.7 grams, 60 mm
Private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, by direct descent from the collection of Judge George Cyril Griffith-Williams (1893-1983), Supreme Court Judge of the Colony of Cyprus; items having been collected in the 1930s and 1940s in Cyprus during his tenure there. -
Roman Red Ware Amphora-Shaped Vase
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With bulbous body and gently flared foot, deep shoulder, tall neck with everted rim to the mouth, two lateral loop handles with moulded herringbone detailing. 370 grams, 21.3 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A56, and original invoice dated 15 June 1989. -
Roman Silver Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising: a penannular child's bracelet; a penannular ring with braided decoration; a lobed pendant with knop finial. 8.1 grams total, 21-34 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
