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LOT 0095
Roman Gold Boss Earrings
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.84 grams total, 33 mm each).
Each composed of a central slender hoop flanked by a single strand of decoratively twisted filigree wire, domed plaque to upper body, granulated bulbs below. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, museum numbers 1981,0905.16 and 1981,0905.15, for comparable examples; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 74.51.3257 and 74.51.3746, for comparable.
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Bronze Age to Medieval Bronze Artefact Group
1st-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising: lock bolts; human and animal figures; bells; decorative fittings and other items. 150 grams total, 16-81 mm
Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Folding Spoon
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Featuring a shallow piriform bowl, raised neck with movable pinned hinge attached to the hexagonal-section handle and shortened polyhedral knob finial, allowing the handle to be folded into the bowl. 15.5 grams, 14 cm
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
As today, the spoon was used as a measure for dosage in ancient times. Both the cochlear and the ligula could have been used to measure different quantities, particularly in the practice of medicine and in the kitchen. Isidore (Origines, XVI, 26.3) tells us that the cochlear was the smallest unit size and was worth half a drachma. -
Roman and Other Bronze Ring Group
2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising mainly bronze finger rings and fragments, including one with a hatched field and reserved panel with central asterisk. 43.4 grams total, 18-25 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
