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LOT 0883
Roman Bronze Brooch Collection
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 - 2 in. (41 grams total, 27-53 mm).
Comprising three bow brooches, two fragmentary; offered with a replica bow brooch. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.
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Roman Glass Flask with Dotted Rosettes
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Conical body with rounded base, applied clusters of blue glass around the body, everted rim; traces of iridescence; mounted on a custom-made stand. 254 grams total, 20.8 cm
From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s. -
Late Roman Glass Pendant
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Discoid with integral loop, impressed cross motif. 1.64 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Roman Sard Gemstone of a Panther
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
With intaglio profile image of a large cat prone to the left; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.32 grams, 11 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12951-246458.
This depiction clearly belongs to a series of renderings of felines as the mounts, draught animals, and companions of Dionysus/Bacchus, and of the personages connected with him. Lions, panthers and leopards are among the attributes of the god Bacchus and a part of his thiasos (retinue).
