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LOT 0943
Roman Bronze Plate Brooch with Vine Leaf
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10 grams, 29 mm).
Complete with pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired prior to 2000.
Ex private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Roman Gold Ring with Gemstone for Servius
Mid 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With balustered hoop, broad shoulders with scrolled foliage detailing, discoid bezel with cell, inset nicolo gemstone with reversed 'SER/VIV' for SER(VI) VIV(AS) inscription in seriffed capitals, meaning 'Long may you live Servius'. 11.63 grams, 20.37 mm overall, 16.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.11995-211017.
'Serviu[s]' is a second declension praenomen (Glare, P.G.W., A Latin Dictionary, London, 1968-82, page 1,746/3) apparently based on the noun 'servus' (servant, minister, office-holder). The name was in use in Consular and Imperial times, and was the patronym of important Roman Gens, like the Gens Servilia. -
Roman 'Somerset and Devon' Terracotta Roof Tile Fragment Group
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Irregular fragments of terracotta roof tile, some with ribbing. 1.4 kg total, 7.3-12.1 cm
Found whilst fieldwalking in Somerset and Devon, UK. -
Roman Bronze Baubo Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Standing with hands at her sides, wearing a conical cap, raising her dress to her mouth to reveal her genitals; palmette to the reverse. 26 grams, 48 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
