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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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Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch Group
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: discoid type with central trumpet-shaped stud, enamelled cells, pin and catch to reverse; conical type with carinated rim, central stud, triangular cells for enamel inlay. 20.45 grams total, 27-34 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Onion knop finials, the left finial with incised X-motif, deep bow, stepped junction with foot, trapezoidal foot with ring-and-dot motifs and integral catch; hinged pin to reverse. 58.6 grams, 88 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman 'Camulodunum' Stone Mosaic Floor Section
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Matrix of opus caementicium with embedded rows of cuboid tesserae forming a pavement surface. 623 grams, 11.5 cm
Found Colchester, Essex, UK. From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
