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LOT 0671
Roman Horse-Headed Plate Brooch Group
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 1 5/8 in. (26 grams total, 37-40 mm).
Gammadion brooches each with horse-head finials and central ring-and-dot motif. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK art market, acquired prior to 1980.
Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013.
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Roman Bronze Animal Mount Group
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising: a sinuous serpent with lattice detailing; a duck with tab-handle to the underside; a goose with head thrown back, pellet in the beak. 160 grams total, 54-74 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Strap Junction and Pommel Group
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Five military strap junction and pommel elements, comprising: four strap junctions of various types including conical, ribbed, oval-shaped with incised cross motif and cruciform with arched panels to four faces; a pommel with domed base, waisted neck with broad collar and ovoid finial. 86 grams total, 17-26 mm
From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. -
Roman to Medieval Artefact Group
1st-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including an ivy-leaf pendant, belt buckles, crotal bell, spearhead-finial and other items 1.12 kg total, 2.1-15 cm
From a Surrey collection. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013.
