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LOT 0865
Roman Bronze Brooch Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/4 in. (27.3 grams total, 17-33 mm).
Including fly, knee, bow-and-fantail and other types. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of mainly blue oblate beads, restrung to a Y-shape. 13.7 grams, 36 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Large Roman Harness Mount Bronze Trumpet Whorl Mount Pair
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Each a D-section disc with central triskele and coiled arms, segmented detailing to the outer face. 340 grams total, 10-10.2 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.
The two mounts are elements of horse harness decorating the antilena and postilena of the horse, as intersection fittings of the main straps. According to Alfoldi, these horse harnesses were the product of a metallurgy that was the fruit of a Gallo-Roman revival, and not exclusively of military nature. The military adopted similar elements fruit of the revival of this Celtic-Roman decorative art, since such harnesses have also been discovered in border fortresses. But the large industrial centers, which worked for export, manufactured objects primarily for the Danubian regions where both the soldiers and the civilian population, without distinction of class, used them as habitual objects. -
Roman Silvered Bronze Military Horse Harness Pendant
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A discoid pendant with scalloped edges and onion-knop finial, recurving loop with beast-head finial. 8.57 grams, 50 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
