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LOT 0802
Roman Dagger with Bronze Boar-Head Handle
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
10 7/8 in. (190 grams, 27.5 cm).
Single-edged ferrous blade with scooped tip, with later bronze handle with boar's head.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Patera with Maker's Mark for Licinius
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
With drum-shaped bowl and thick rim developing to a short handle with pierced lobe finial; stamped to the upper face of the handle with maker's name '[.]OIYBI'; to the underside of the base, pointillé legend 'LICINI[...]V'. 242 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired from Munich and London, 1990s. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. 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.12064-217904.
The owner of the patera seems to be a certain Licinius. In contrast to more elaborate counterparts, paterae such as this were likely carried as part of the standard kit of Roman soldiers, used as a general cooking and eating utensil. -
Roman 'Essex' Bronze and Other Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including redware fragments, one stamped 'PALL[..]' and another with a lion-mask spout, bronze crest from a statuette of Mercury, bird finial, bone pin, and other items. 127 grams total, 30-68 mm
Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector. -
Romano-British 'Colchester' Kiln Slag Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Irregular kiln slag fragments with various inclusions. 1.33 kg total, 4.6-12.4 cm
Found Colchester, Essex, UK. 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.
