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LOT 0833
Roman Military Bronze Belt Mount Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 in. (46 grams total, 32-53 mm).
Including La Tène scrolls, rectangular panel with pelta and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung designer necklace string of graduated beads, mainly oblate and cylindrical types. 21.3 grams, 47.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Etruscan Bronze Robed Figure
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Female with hair drawn up in a chignon, palla wrapped tightly around the upper body hiding the right arm bent with the hand at the shoulder, lower hem of robe flared; fixing lug to underside. 86 grams, 71 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This is a figurine of a deity of difficult interpretation representing an ex-voto. This typology is widespread in the votive offerings of Etrusco-Roman sanctuaries, and by analogy with various statuettes could represent Ceres or Pomona. -
Roman Bronze Mask Appliqué
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
With rounded fleshy face and hair in tiered bands, sockets to the eyes to accept silver inserts; diadem to the brow with foliage detailing; hollow to the reverse. 56 grams, 42 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
