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LOT 0804
Roman Bronze Key
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (37 grams, 73 mm).
With tubular shank and rectangular-section neck, crescentic bow; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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Roman Glass Bottle Stopper Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Each an aqua glass disc with shallow depression, integral tapering shank. 68 grams total, 32.5-39 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Roman Orange Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung group of oblate and other types with annular pendant centrepiece, including some carnelian. 9.14 grams, 39 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Roman Bronze Bow Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
P-shaped bow brooch with three onion-shaped knops to the upper edge of the headplate, chord and pin to reverse, deep bow with ribbed section above junction with the rectangular foot; catch to reverse. 38.4 grams, 69 mm
Ex important German collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This type of fibula falls within the P-shaped bow brooch typology, a provincial form found in Britain, Pannonia, and the Balkan Peninsula. It is usually associated with men's costume.
