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LOT 0800
Roman Group of Bronze Stylus and Other Tools
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 6 1/2 in. (88 grams total, 6.2-16.6 cm).
Including square- and round-section awl, spike and other tools. [6]
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
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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Large Roman Iridescent Glass Arm-Ring Bangle
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
D-shaped in section, annular in plan, some iridescence remaining. 40.6 grams, 79 mm
From an old English collection. Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, circa 2008. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by an old dealer's ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Silver Cochlearium Spoon
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With 'swan-neck' junction; facetted, round-section tapering shank; shallow bowl shaped like a flask in profile. 19.7 grams, 17.5 cm
Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an illustrated collector's identification tag. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The spoon's shaft tapers to a point; it was used for extracting seafood or snails from their shells. Spoons executed in precious metals were highly valued items in this period in history, so much so that historians and classicists see them recorded in inventories compiled for noble households. Cochlearia like this one have even been discovered in treasure hoards. The absence of Christian symbolism or of a Christian inscription on this spoon might suggest that it dates from a pre-Christian era, or that its owner/commissioner was pagan. -
Roman Bronze Attis Mount Pair
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Each depicted with a clean shaven rounded face, short curls emerging from underneath the peaked cap; hollow reverse. 17.6 grams total, 27-29 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
