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LOT 0720
Roman Decorated Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (87 grams, 96 mm).
Substantial crossbow brooch with onion-knop finials and keeled bow with a hatched panel, a ribbed collar above the junction and a wide rectangular footplate with ring-and-dot motifs, pin and integral catchplate on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1980.
Private collection, Suffolk.
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LOT 0720
Roman Decorated Bronze Crossbow Brooch
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Pale Green Glass Juglet
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bulbous body with dimple base, trumpet-shaped neck with rolled rim and a strap handle to the rear. 43.2 grams, 94 mm
From the collection of a late Norfolk, UK gentleman's collection, formed from the late 1960s-1970s. -
Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a standing horse, the hind legs forming a crossbar, the forelegs forming a catchplate, and linear detailing to the mane. 6.56 grams, 34 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Minerva Standing
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
With a slender D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, the oval bezel with Minerva facing left, holding a spear and a shield in her left hand, and a wreath in her right hand, with a flaming altar to the side. 3.88 grams, 21.28 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
