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LOT 0752
Roman Bronze Double Swan-Head Pendant Hanger
1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (34.8 grams, 45 mm).
Composed of two elegantly curving swan's heads with pellet eyes, large loop below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 0752
Roman Bronze Double Swan-Head Pendant Hanger
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Lead Glazed Oil Lamp
4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Tall circular body with squat nozzle and a lug handle to the rear, an inked collector's note '521' on the base; rare. 90 grams, 93 mm
From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s. -
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Roman Bronze Head of an Emperor
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Hollow-formed with long neck, abundant thick hair and beard, broad mouth; probably intended to represent an emperor. 440 grams, 10 cm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
The portrait seems to be a provincial bronze representing Hadrian, apparently aged around 30, recognisable from his incipient beard, moustache and distinctive physiognomy. However, the portrait is in an extremely provincial style, exemplified by the wide spacing of the eyes. The beard is lightly incised, and the highly stylised curls around the front of the head give way to simple incised locks on the back. -
Roman Bronze Lunar Pendant
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Crescentic pendant with ribbed suspension loop. 5.16 grams, 37 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
