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LOT 0748
Roman Bronze Hand Weight
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.8 grams, 26 mm).
Modelled in the round right hand with long slender fingers and thumb. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Eastern Roman Gold Earrings in the Shape of a Grape
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Each with a hollow-formed crescentic hoop, piriform plaque with inset glass panel and granulated border, hollow-bulb cluster beneath with three applied piriform plaques and granule finial. 9.26 grams total, 37-38 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12393-226929. -
East Roman Silver Votive Figurine Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: figure wearing a floor-length stola, book under the left arm; bus with stub arms. 3.61 grams total, 17-25 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Roman Bronze Ram's Head Protome
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Appliqué ram's head, hollow to the reverse with fur texture detailing. 102 grams, 69 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
