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LOT 0678
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (75 grams total, 12-69 mm).
Including a military belt plate and suspension ring, a penannular finger ring, a Polden Hill type bow brooch and other items. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound City of London, UK.
Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Late Roman Green Glass Vessel
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With squat oblate body, tubular neck with occlusion at the lower end and flared returned rim, pontil base. 44.8 grams, 70 mm
Acquired from Allan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 2004. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of Isis
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
The goddess standing, wearing an Ionic chiton and himation secured by a characteristic knot tied between her breasts, the folds cascading to the floor; her left hand modelled open and held above her breast; her centre-parted wavy locks fastened with a band, pulled back in a chignon at the nape of her neck and surmounted by a hair-comb; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 280 grams total, 13.3 cm 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.
Statuettes of Fortuna, the goddess of chance, were evidently popular during the Roman Imperial times judging by the large number that have been found, and with the advent of the cult of Isis within the Roman Empire, the two divinities were identified as a single goddess. -
Roman Silver Ring with Portrait Gemstone
Circa 200 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Ellipsoid jasper insert with profile portrait bust of a female with tiered hairstyle and palla. 9.85 grams, 25.65 mm overall, 17.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
From a London gentleman's, UK, collection, in the 1990s.
