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LOT 0650
Roman Bronze Brooch Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (120 grams total, 33-57 mm).
Including P-shaped, knee, trumpet-derivative, crossbow and other types, some with restored pins. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
See Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004.
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Roman Glass Bead Necklace
2nd-5th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of graduated blue glass beads of various types, including oblate, tubular, barrel-shaped and other types. 11.2 grams, 71 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s. -
Roman Gold Pendant
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Composed of a gold sphere with granule cluster below, ribbed shank and suspension loop with filigree borders; hollow-formed. 0.83 grams, 21 mm
With Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s. Ex private collection, London, UK. -
Roman Bronze Folding Spoon
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Featuring a shallow piriform bowl, raised neck with movable pinned hinge attached to the hexagonal-section handle and shortened polyhedral knob finial, allowing the handle to be folded into the bowl. 15.5 grams, 14 cm
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
As today, the spoon was used as a measure for dosage in ancient times. Both the cochlear and the ligula could have been used to measure different quantities, particularly in the practice of medicine and in the kitchen. Isidore (Origines, XVI, 26.3) tells us that the cochlear was the smallest unit size and was worth half a drachma.
