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LOT 0879
Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (8.89 grams, 34 mm).
Bow brooch formed as a standing horse with the forelegs forming the catch, hind legs forming the pin-lugs, notched mane and pellet eyes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 0879
Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Ovoid Lamp with Annular Decoration
Holy Land, circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Low body with a large filler hole and ribbed thumb-pad, the body decorated with low-relief annulets. 59 grams, 81 mm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection. -
Roman Ribbed Glass Bottle
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With globular body, dimple foot, slight vertical ribbing to body, broad funicular mouth with folded rim. 174 grams, 19 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Similar vessels (bottles) were found in 4th-5th century tombs at Beit Ras, Jordan, and from Samaria-Sebaste, Israel. The most recognisable characteristic of these bottles was the faint ribs on the body. The type survived until the Arab conquest in the 7th century A.D. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection
2nd-19th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising eight lamps, including one with four nozzles and a crescentic reflector, one wth a bust of a young woman, and one with a five-petalled flower. 867 grams tptal, 4.5-17 cm
From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
