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LOT 0819
Roman Bronze Brooch and Other Item Group
3RD CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1 1/8 - 2 3/8 in. (143 grams total, 29-60 mm).
Mixed group including P-shaped bow brooches, Langton Down type brooch, flint scraper with old label 'Clactonian/Bainfield/Swanscombe/1916' and other items. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Mosaic Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mainly cuboid in form, various sizes and materials. 255 grams total, 4-14 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Silver Snake Ring
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Formed as a coiled snake with curved tail, hatched lines to the body and stylised facial features. 3.28 grams, 23.25mm overall, 19.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. Property of a Shropshire private collector. -
Roman Redware Jug with Trefoil Mouth
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With conical lower body and rounded shoulder, broad mouth with pinched pouring lip and thick handle to the rear. 943 grams, 24.5 cm
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.
