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LOT 0675
Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 1/8 in. (9.7 grams, 36 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads, restrung to a Y-shape with irregular feature beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Roman Bronze Pin Head with Bust
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Modelled in the round as a female head with the hair braided around the brow. 15.7 grams, 34 mm
Previously in an old Yorkshire UK, collection. Property of a private collector, West London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Ceramic Mortarium Fragment with Maker's Stamp
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Fragment of the curved rim of a mortarium with rectangular impressed stamp with legend 'E[.]S[.]'; old collector's legend to underside 'Mortarium / Oman / 4th century. 88'. 440 grams, 20 cm
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Enamelled Bronze Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Of Wirral type, the bow with three raised vertical panels with alternating enamelled cells in each panel, central panel with some blue enamel, the side panels with yellow enamel; rounded foot; pin and hinge absent. 13.09 grams, 54 mm
Found Thornton, Sefton, Merseyside, UK, in 2014. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LVPL-BFF3DB. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The Wirral brooch is thought to have been derived from the trumpet brooch, and is called such as the earliest discovery of this type was from the Wirral. It is now thought that the main, and possibly only, production site was based in Wirral.
