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LOT 0777
Roman Decorated Terracotta Dish
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (97 grams, 11.1 cm).
Squat in profile with low sidewall, basal ring, flared rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Roman Decorated Terracotta Dish
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat in profile with low sidewall, basal ring, flared rim. 97 grams, 11.1 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Helmet Handle
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a crescentic tapering shank with ribbed baluster to the centre; attachment points formed as wings with punched detailing. 65 grams, 92 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Many such handles are formed as a pair of opposed dolphins, whence the conventional name 'dolphin mounts'. They were attached to infantry helmets so that they could be carried when not in use, or slung from a strap. -
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Roman Coloured Glass Bracelet Group
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising one round-section in deep blue, one similar in deep red, and a D-section in pale blue/turquoise. 14.3 grams total, 42-55 mm
Formerly with a Bournemouth gentleman. Ex Essex collection. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013.
Bangles did not occur in a vacuum after the Roman invasion but were an integral part of globalising networks of cross-Channel trade and connections with the European mainland in the early first century A.D. According to J. Price bangles were first developed in southern Britain in the late Claudio-Neronian period (A.D. 43–65/70) and that in subsequent periods the craft of bangle-making quickly spread further north with the advance of the Roman army.
