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LOT 0808
Roman Bronze Expanding Bracelet Pair
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 - 2 3/4 in. (62.6 grams total, 66-71 mm).
Each a D-section hoop with the tapering ends coiled about the shank. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Roman Glass Double-Handled Iridescent Flask
4th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With squat bulbous body, dimple base, flared trumpet neck; applied trails to the shoulder, applied strap handles to the shoulders. 47 grams, 72 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s. -
Roman Bronze Bear-Head Dagger Pommel
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Hollow-formed with acute lower jaw, triangular muzzle, gusset and rounded rim to the socket-mouth. 29.5 grams, 44 mm
Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
The function of the animal head terminal in the form of a stylised eagle or griffin head found in the canabae at Caerleon was interpreted as a possible pommel for a sword or other weapon due to the rectangular hole at the top of the head for a tang or other attachment. -
Roman and Later Bracelet Collection
4th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including a D-section hoop with ropework detailing, flat-section band with median gusset, penannular hoop and other types. 44 grams total, 46-72 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.