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LOT 0662
Roman Brown Stone Cameo with Female Bust
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.57 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with a low-relief female profile portrait bust with hair dressed in a chignon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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LOT 0662
Roman Brown Stone Cameo with Female Bust
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With facetted onion-knop finials above notched collars, a vertical band of punched detailing to the bow extending along the foot, chamfered lateral faces to the foot with radiating detailing, and a hinged pin to the reverse. 47.9 grams, 79 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Gold-Plated Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Integral scaphoid bezel with female bust modelled in the round. 4.23 grams, 24.14 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
Private collection, UK. Acquired on the English art market. -
Roman Bronze and Iron Artefact Collection
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: ball-headed dess pin; stylus with eraser; cosmetic scoop; penannular quoit brooch with recurved ends; clout nail; leaf-shaped arrowhead; quarrel head with long tang. 50 grams total, 45-87 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference nos.A63, A64, A65, A74, A96, A97 & A107.
