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LOT 0826
Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 5/8 in. (9.7 grams, 37.2 cm).
Restrung group of tubular, oblate and other types with melon centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Late Roman Bronze Buckle-Plate with Combat Scene
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Tongue-shaped in plan with knop finial and three pierced lugs to the reverse; raised rim enclosing a scene with advancing gladiator and a lion(?) preparing to attack. 19.1 grams, 49 mm
Ex London and Home Counties gentleman, R.W., 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
All E38 buckles probably originally had a kidney-shaped bow (T-shaped), a prong with a rectangular, undecorated shield, and a U-shaped hinge fitting with a finial depicting a man fighting a lion. This could be a rider stabbing the prone animal with his lance, or a gladiator with a raised shield killing a lion with a sword or lance. The reliefs are surrounded by a border of varying design. Depending on the width of the fitting, the number of rear pierced pegs varies between from two to three. -
Roman Bronze Key Ring
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a barrel-shaped ring with cranked shank and cluster of wards. 13.7 grams, 29 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Roman Bronze Head of Mithras
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With Phrygian cap worn with the point pulled forward, impressed annulets, large lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 34 grams total, head: 23 mm
Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s.
