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LOT 0686
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 7/8 in. (232 grams total, 13-48 mm).
Mainly comprising fragmentary artefacts including brooches; rings; mounts and other miscellaneous items, including items displaying enamelled and other decorative techniques. [48, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Roman Bronze Ring
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With carinated hoop, elliptical bezel. 3.62 grams, 20.42 mm overall, 15.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Eros Harassing a Bird in a Tree
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
The oval intaglio engraved with nude Eros, holding a fowling-rod, approaching a tree with a bird, a line marking the ground. 0.56 grams, 14 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.
Doves are a typical attribute of Aphrodite, and real birds were often given to women as love-tokens; this bezel was possibly destined to a ring used for this purpose. At the same time, the presence of Eros was presumably intended to enhance the wearer’s personal allure. -
Roman Bronze Jug Weight Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Three graduated jug-shaped weights, each with a globular body, cylindrical neck and handle with scrolling base. 30.1 grams total, 17-26 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
