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LOT 0664
Roman Bronze Snake-Head Armilla Bracelet Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (14.8 grams total, 25-44 mm).
Flat in section with snake-head finial. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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LOT 0664
Roman Bronze Snake-Head Armilla Bracelet Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Romano-Egyptian Limestone 'Floral' Inlay Group
30 B.C.-323 A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Group of discoid inlay plaques or gaming counters, crinoids with cinquefoil motif. 74 grams total, 8-19 mm
From a central London ADA dealership, 1980-1990.
Flowers were symbolic of rebirth due to the daily reopening of their petals after nightfall. As a result, they were widely used in domestic settings, religious and funerary contexts, and as adornments. Similar rosette discs, like those recovered from the Ramesside Period palace at Qantir, were used as decorative elements in royal palaces. -
Roman Floor Mosaic Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mixed group of cuboid and other stone tesserae, some embedded in concrete matrix. 198 grams total, 8-24 mm
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Crescentic pendant with phallic terminals, male genitals to the centre, hatched decoration to the body. 3.35 grams, 36 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
