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LOT 0935
Roman Mosaic Glass Fragment Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (137 grams total, 7-60 mm).
Comprising fragments from various different types of vessels, mostly polychrome mosaic glass, and examples with trails. [60, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr N.A., Brussels, 1970s.
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Roman Gilt Bronze Panther Handle
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
D-section strap handle with palmate finial below, transverse bar and thumb-pad, upper end developing to the foreparts of a panther with forelegs spread. 128 grams, 11 cm
Acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Private collection, England. -
Roman Eagle Gemstone in Remains of Bronze Ring
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
A round intaglio with a standing eagle on a baseline with its wings spread and head turned left. 4.17 grams, 20 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Late Roman Silver 'Huntsman' Bow Brooch
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a circular headplate with pointillé tendril ornament, and three radiating lugs, each with a flared collar below; deep D-section bow with boar-head modelling including open mouth and tusks, bristles and pricked ears; parallel-sided chamfered edges, recurved finial with dog-head detailing and teardrop dangle in the mouth; spring and pin to the reverse. 28 grams, 65 mm
with Artemis Gallery, Münich, before 1998. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2001. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12226-222179.
As the boar's mouth is modelled open, it is likely that it also had a dangle similar to that of the dog's head. The artistic effect of the brooch is to symbolise the chase, with the boar fleeing and the hound in close pursuit behind. This kind of fibula was used by the Romano-British people of Britannia, as attested by specimens found in Britain (BM inventory no.PRB 1954.12-6.1).
