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LOT 1026
Roman Bronze Lion on Bow Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.9 grams, 40 mm).
Lozengiform plaque with tiered design, bow formed as a reclining lion with forepaws flanking a casket; hinged pin above and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired at the York Fair.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 777, for type.
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Opening Bid: £600
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Roman Red Jasper Magical Stomach Amulet with Hercules Fighting a Lion
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Bifacial type with incuse design on one side of a Hercules fighting the Nemean lion, club adjacent, and on the other face two columns of angular characters including 'KKK'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.06 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman and Later Bronze and Silver Ring Group
1st-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Mixed group of rings comprising: a D-section ring; a ring with angled shoulders and raised circular bezel; a ring with slender hoop and bezel set with a blue intaglio with two figures; a large ring with rectangular bezel with '1888' with a cross above; a ring with large rectangular bezel with faint remains of an inscription; a ring with forked shoulders and the bezel set with a dark green glass intaglio with a low-relief image of a doe before a tree; a ring with an oval pale orange carnelian intaglio bearing an inscription. 32 grams total, 19-28 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
