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LOT 0844
Roman 'Essex' Bronze Brooch Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 2 1/2 in. (46 grams total, 22-62 mm).
Six brooches of various types, including one example with remains of polychrome enamelling; incomplete. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
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Roman and Later Bronze Artefact Group
3rd-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising various figures and mounts including: a sheep, a fly, a peacock, an anthropomorphic head, a mount with a lying feline and a crouching figure. 94 grams total, 18-40 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
In the art of late antiquity and early Christianity, during the Christian Middle Ages to the present, peacock held a prominent place, not only as a decorative motif, but also as a distinctive emblematic and symbolic sign. Its image was usually combined with a kantharos or a tree of life. Individually or in pairs, it was usually represented on places which were the ones closest to the holiest part of churches (altar’s parapet wall panels). Votive statuettes were brought in the church by the believers. -
Roman 'Thames' Bronze Phallic Seal Box and Pendant Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
The seal box with remains of articulate hinge, raised phallus to top face with red enamelled detail; exaggerated stylised penis pendant with fragment of suspension loop remaining. 10.6 grams total, 29-41 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK. -
Roman Silver Head of a Panther
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Modelled with naturalistic detailing, open mouth with large fangs, wide-eyes with pointed ears; angled recess to reverse for attachment. 5.3 grams, 16 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
