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LOT 0966
Roman Bronze Horse-Head Whorl Plate Brooch
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (8.87 grams, 39 mm).
With horse-head finials, each with a punched ring-and-dot eye detailing, a central ring-and-dot motif, a pin and catchplate on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 0966
Roman Bronze Horse-Head Whorl Plate Brooch
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Garnet Gemstone with Portrait
Late 5th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with dished underside, incuse-facing portrait bust, from a Constantinople garnet workshop. 1.22 grams, 14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With onion-knop finials, gusset to the bow, chamfered sections to the foot with ring-and-dot motifs, and a hinged pin to the reverse. 35.7 grams, 76 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Roman Marble Portrait of Drusus the Younger
13 B.C.-23 A.D.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £6,500
Finely carved bust of Drusus, son of Emperor Tiberius; the hair shaped in a mop of short locks combed forward towards the brow; the features adolescent with soft lips and smooth skin; the nose chipped; mounted on a custom-made stand. 15.15 kg total, 35 cm high including stand
Previously mounted in an 18th–19th century bust. Private collection, Northern England, acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13361- 259006.
The facial features of the sculpture reveal the physiognomic characteristics of a Julio-Claudian prince; specifically, Drusus the Younger, supported by comparisons with coin portraits.
