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LOT 0683
Roman Enamelled Bronze and Other Artefact Group
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 1/8 in. (43.1 grams total, 22-55 mm).
Including a substantial Aucissa-type brooch, floral strap-slider and other items. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
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Roman Translucent Glass Bowl
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Translucent aqua glass with moulded texture to the outer face. 209 grams, 16 cm wide
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. -
Roman Terracotta Votive Arm Group
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising four lower arms with extended fingers. 17.2 grams total, 33-45 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Enamelled Bronze Bow Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Dolphin-type T-shaped bow brooch with barrel-shaped crossbar, ornamented with punched segmentation to the obverse, imitation spring-coil to the reverse; shallow bow with lateral bands of pointillé detailing flanking a column of square cells to accept enamel fill; trumpet-shaped lobe finial; catch to reverse with openwork ornament; hinged pin to reverse. 21.8 grams, 49 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
The brooch features a hinged pin but the ribbed ornament on the crossbar replicates the coiled spring of contemporary Colchester-type bow brooches.
