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LOT 0694
Roman Glass Bead Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (6.5 grams total, 8-14 mm).
Group of spherical and oblate millefiori glass beads with mosaic and other detailing. [3]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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Roman and Later Glass Head Group
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Group of three moulded janiform heads, one possibly Hercules. 5.71 grams total, 15-24 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, oval plaque bezel with a leaping lion facing left. 5.08 grams, 25.61 mm overall, 22.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Romano-British Bronze Double Lunar Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising two opposing crescents with raised dot decoration, flanking a central disc with raised boss. 2.72 grams, 34 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s.