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LOT 0884
Roman Bronze Key Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (13.7 grams, 29 mm).
Comprising a barrel-shaped ring with cranked shank and cluster of wards. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 371, for type.
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Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Seal Lid
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of a lozenge-shaped plate with blue and red enamel decoration, remains of hinge at one end with a terminal knop at the opposite end. 5.25 grams, 48 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s. -
Roman Sard Gemstone of a Panther
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
With intaglio profile image of a large cat prone to the left; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.32 grams, 11 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12951-246458.
This depiction clearly belongs to a series of renderings of felines as the mounts, draught animals, and companions of Dionysus/Bacchus, and of the personages connected with him. Lions, panthers and leopards are among the attributes of the god Bacchus and a part of his thiasos (retinue). -
Late Roman Bronze Buckle-Plate with Combat Scene
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Tongue-shaped in plan with knop finial and three pierced lugs to the reverse; raised rim enclosing a scene with advancing gladiator and a lion(?) preparing to attack. 19.1 grams, 49 mm
Ex London and Home Counties gentleman, R.W., 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
All E38 buckles probably originally had a kidney-shaped bow (T-shaped), a prong with a rectangular, undecorated shield, and a U-shaped hinge fitting with a finial depicting a man fighting a lion. This could be a rider stabbing the prone animal with his lance, or a gladiator with a raised shield killing a lion with a sword or lance. The reliefs are surrounded by a border of varying design. Depending on the width of the fitting, the number of rear pierced pegs varies between from two to three.
