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LOT 0890
Roman Bronze Mixed Bow Brooch Group
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 3 in. (63.8 grams total, 41-78 mm).
Including T-shaped, Langton Down, Dolphin, Colchester and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including nail-cleaner pendant, La Tène type fibula, trumpet brooch and other items. 129 grams total, 25-84 mm
Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector. -
Roman Bronze Horse-Head Mount
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Hollow-formed mount formed as a crescent with horse-head finial modelled with flying mane and mouth open; to the rear, a deep flared socket with dentilled rim. 106 grams, 63 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JB, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
This is beautiful Roman workmanship, probably derived from Hellenistic prototypes, which finds comparisons in similar mounts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the British Museum. It could be a bed mount (for bed or triclinium) or a furniture element. It is also possible that it was a cart or chariot element. -
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Composed of two projecting arms formed as erect phalli, smaller male genitalia to the centre, large loop above. 11.7 grams, 42 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
