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LOT 0709
Roman 'Essex' Bronze and Other Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 5/8 in. (127 grams total, 30-68 mm).
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. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound various sites in Essex, UK.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Roman Tinned Bronze Plate Brooch Complete with Appliques
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Formed as six radiating triangles with incised leaf detailing, interstitial applied bone discs, central raised collar with bone disc insert; complete with pin and catchplate to verso. 9.1 grams, 40 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Implement Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including cosmetic nail-cleaner, dress-pin, spike-handled spoon and other items. 36.1 grams total, 5.2-17 cm
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. -
Roman Bronze Spatula
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Tongue-shaped in plan and flat with wedge-shaped tang; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 63 grams total, 10.3 cm high including stand
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.
