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LOT 0691
Roman Bronze Lanceolate Nail Cleaner
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (3.23 grams, 49 mm).
Of pendant type with ribbed loop, flat-section neck with chamfered sides, piriform plate extending to split finial; central vertical panel of engraved Late Roman military style zig-zag ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2012.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
See Hawkes, S.C., Soldiers and Settlers in Britain, Fourth to Fifth Century in Medieval Archaeology, vol.5, 1961, for similar.
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Hollow-formed gold ring in Hellenistic style with beaded rim to the broad bezel, inset amethyst cabochon with intaglio gryllos motif; repaired, a marriage. 5.35 grams, 25.07 mm overall, 21.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
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