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LOT 0656
Roman Enamelled Bronze Bow-and-Fantail Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (5.85 grams, 32 mm).
With large enamel-filled disc to the bow, reserved triangular panel to the foot, rectangular headplate with loop above, catch and spring to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
LiteratureCf. Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004, figs.113-5.
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Roman Bronze and Other Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including Hod Hill brooch, military belt fittings, enamelled stud and other items. 155 grams total, 14-70 mm
Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector. -
Roman Gold Ring with Bird Gemstone
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With hollow-formed bezel set with a carnelian cloison, intaglio bird motif. 3.30 grams, 22.60 mm overall, 15.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s. -
Large Roman Bronze Scales Pan
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With low rim pierced to accept suspension hooks, rounded bottom. 106 grams, 16.5 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.
