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LOT 0847
Roman Bronze Knee Brooch Collection
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 1/2 in. (66 grams total, 29-39 mm).
Comprising examples with sprung pins or hinged pins and catchplates to reverses. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s.
LiteratureSee Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, for general discussion.
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Roman Military Silver Knee Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Of 'knee type pattern' incorporating a 90 degree bend, the front plate with additional edge-notched decoration, complete with original pin. 16 grams, 34.7 mm
Ex Ancient Art, Eastpole Farm House, London, N14, early 2000s. From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019). Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Ancient Art, London, UK. -
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Roman Bronze Goddess Applique
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
The goddess Tyche or Cybele with a facing female bust wearing a mural crown, braided hair cascading to the sides, high-relief lenticular eyes, and small slit mouth, two iron fixing rivets; the lower part with detailed necklace of pendants, catena decorative chain, lateral braids, ferrous fixture; old collector's label 'BR.APP.064' to verso; repaired and mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.66 kg total, 20.5 cm including stand
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
The crown that characterises the bronze applique (corona muralis = wall crown) was a military decoration using symbolism from the Hellenistic age. Often associated with Tyche (Fortuna), the crown was also an attribute of the goddess Cybele, particularly when made of wood. However, the presence of a necklace similar to a late Roman statuette of Tyche at the Metropolitan Museum of Art seems to point more to the first identification. This bronze applique was probably used as decoration for a chariot used in a procession for the goddess, or as a furniture decoration. -
Roman Blue Cut Glass Bead Necklace
1st century A.D.and laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Mainly polyhedral and biconical beads with oblate spacers, with later clear glass beads. 89 grams, 73 cm long
with a London, UK gallery 1971.
