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LOT 0108
Roman Bronze Mouse Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 1/2 in. (212 grams total, 25-64 mm).
Modelled with semi-naturalistic detailing either standing or crouching, each nibbling at food held between their forepaws. [7]
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0108
Roman Bronze Mouse Collection
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Dog Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
The body characterised by a series of horizontal grooves, raised pins to the front and back, the ones on the back probably for the attachment of the hinged pin. 2.5 grams, 34 mm
Acquire in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
This unusual fibula was probably a provincial production. The dog was connected to the Celtic divinities and also with Silvanus, who was associated with healing, hunting, and dogs. -
Roman Bronze Seal Box with Phallus
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
The box with a piriform body and hinged lid, three holes to the underside; the face with inset chevron and ring of mosaic glass, high-relief stylised phallus to the centre with enamel panel. 12.2 grams, 42 mm
Acquired in the early 1970s. Ex property of a Surrey, UK, collector. -
Roman Glass Bead Necklace
2nd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £30
Composed mainly of opaque glass beads of various colours, together with a number of stone beads, and incorporating beads of various types; restrung. 20.5 grams, 77 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s.
