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LOT 0596
Roman Bronze Bow Brooch Collection
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 2 1/2 in. (82 grams total, 41-63 mm).
Including Hod Hill, Alesia and other types. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Romano-British Bronze Stone Mason or Architect's Dividers
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £273
Each arm with incised hatching at the broad end, square-section point; securing knop with baluster and notched finial. 27.5 grams, 95 mm
Found Colchester, Essex, UK. Acquired from Parthenon Gallery, London WC1, UK, before 2000. Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an illustrated collector's identification tag. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Bronze Bow Brooch
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
P-shaped bow brooch with three onion-shaped knops to the upper edge of the headplate, chord and pin to reverse, deep bow with ribbed section above junction with the rectangular foot; catch to reverse. 38.4 grams, 69 mm
Ex important German collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Ellipsoid intaglio with large bird perched on a baseline, wings spread as if about to take flight; mounted in a fragment of a ferrous finger ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.96 grams, 25 mm
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
