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LOT 0572
Roman Glass and Stone Bead Collection
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 in. (53 grams total, 7-27 mm).
Comprising: a large glass melon bead; an oblate melon bead with 'eye' motifs; a cylindrical polychrome glass bead with trails; an oblate millefiori bead; with a number of other beads in carnelian, glass and modelled clay. [22, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Decorated Bracelet
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Of penannular form, decorative panels with ring-and-dot and line designs separated by narrow decorative bands. 26 grams, 69 mm
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000. -
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Roman Bronze Plaque with Eros on Lion
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Modelled in relief with openwork elements, stylised detailing to both figures; hollow reverse. 182 grams, 10.2 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Hollow cast bronze images of Eros riding a lion are linked to the Eastern Levant and have been found for example in Tamna, probably a Roman import. The importance of long-distance contacts within the Eastern Mediterranean areas was rapidly reflected in provincial artistic styles, probably as soon as in Hellenistic times, at the beginning of the third century B.C., possibly even earlier. The unquestionable Greek influence led a number of scholars to define three main styles for the bronzes discovered in the eastern Roman provinces: a local type and iconography locally produced, Greek or Roman imports, and Oriental, Hellenistic, or Roman style, locally produced. -
Roman Bronze Panther Statuette
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Depicted in a leaping pose with the beast's foreleg extended and the head turned slightly right with open jaws; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 53.6 grams total, 47 mm including stand
Found near Newark/Lincoln, Nottinghamshire, UK. Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, Nottingham, UK, 2002. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
