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LOT 0681
Roman Gold and Bead Earring
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (1.73 grams, 34 mm).
Drop earring comprising a single looped shank with pinched ribbing, four seed pearl beads, tightly bound wire finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Penannular hoop with segmented design, butted ends. 2.12 grams, 17.45 mm overall, 14.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Bronze Trumpet Brooch
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Published 'The Brixton Deverill' Romano-British Bronze Mercury Statuette
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Modelled in the round, the god standing nude and wearing the winged petasos and holing the marsupium coin-purse in his right hand; left hand modelled with thumb and forefinger closed to grip the now absent caduceus; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 91 grams, 98 mm including stand
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974. Accompanied by a copy of an article titled A Figurine of Mercury from Brixton Deverill, by Martin Henig.
Mercury is often shown wearing a chlamys but the present figure is one of a known group which features his nude form. The modelling is of good quality.
