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LOT 0965
Roman Iron Knife with Bronze Dog's Head Handle
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (29.2 grams, 16.5 cm).
Comprising a long single-edged iron blade set in a short hexagonal-section bronze handle with a dog-head finial.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0965
Roman Iron Knife with Bronze Dog's Head Handle
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Ring Bezel Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including cloison with profile bust, similar with standing figure, and other types. 22.7 grams total, 14-25 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 34.1 grams total, 14-21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' suggests by etymologically referring to a square or at least a four-sided shape and confirmed in several cases by material remains of the past. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term token is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets. -
Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Induction Scene
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stepped rim of a vessel with everted rolled lip, low-relief frieze depicting a reclining lady in profile on a couch with a wine-cup in one hand, rosettes flanking a poplar tree, small child holding a rosette (basket of fruit) led by the hand by an advancing figure in a large cloak, hand of another figure raised in front; old collector's label to reverse 'Young Achilles led to Chiron the centaur by his mother, Thetis'. 91 grams, 91 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
