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LOT 0726
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 in. (208 grams total, 17-78 mm).
Including fragments of a bronze key, belt-mount with glass insert, dress pins, Colchester type bow brooch, arm from a figurine, scabbard chape, Langton Down type bow brooch and other items. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Roman Bronze Young Hercules Statuette
Circa 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Modelled in the round with kilt and lionskin mantle, standing with club resting on his shoulder, left hand concealed behind the body; mounted on a custom-made stand. 87 grams total, 55 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Roman 'Essex' Bronze Brooch Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Six brooches of various types, including one example with remains of polychrome enamelling; incomplete. 46 grams total, 22-62 mm
Found Essex, UK. -
Roman Bronze Mount with Dolphin
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Fragment of a vessel with integral dolphin modelled in the round with hatched fins, pellet eyes, looped tail for attachment of a cord or light chain. 94 grams, 72 mm
Acquired in Europe in 1990. European private collection.
