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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 Black Glass Bracelet
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Of keeled profile with white trail decoration to one side; repaired. 36.7 grams, 92 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Roman Marble Torso
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Carved in the round, nude male torso resting against a tree (or jamb of an arch), with skilfully delineated musculature, in contrapposto pose; abraded. 3.27 kg, 23 cm.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12230-222368 -
Roman Bronze 'Colchester Type' Bow Brooch Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Group of bow-brooches, mainly Colchester Type with coiled spring. 48 grams total, 36-77 mm
Found near Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.