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LOT 0952
Roman Bronze Spoon, Pin and Distaff
1ST-6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 - 8 in. (53 grams total, 11.5-20.5 cm).
Comprising a spoon with ovoid, flat bowl; pin with polygonal finial stamped with ring-and-dot motifs, pierced towards the point; distaff with bird finial. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Discoid with chamfered edge, standing youth on a baseline with patera in one hand, sword at his hip, enigmatic legend above 'HICAPH[.]K'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3 grams, 20 mm
Acquired in 1994. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12867-241734. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Tinned Bronze Bowl
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Hemispherical in profile with low foot, incised circumferential lines to rim; high-tin surface with silvery appearance. 177 grams, 10.3 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12234-222176. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould
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Discoid clay mould with impressed design of a coin to each face. 4.71 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
