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LOT 0771
Roman or Later Mosaic Glass Bead
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.8 grams, 26 mm).
Fusiform type with folded design in contrasting colours. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in London or Japan, early 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Scallop Shell Attachment Pair
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Each composed of shell-shaped body with a D-shaped lug to reverse, the lug with tapering spike to the centre. 343 grams total, 12.5 cm each
Private collection, Rosenheim, Germany, 1960s.
This pair could have been used as a double key or door lock, based on comparison with some keys from the territory of Gaul (Boucher, 1971, pp.200-201). They comprised a strong ring with polygonal-section stem and a rectangular point. -
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: a lion-headed nude male figure in running position; two hand pendants making the fica gesture; a wolf-head(?) shaped mount. 38.7 grams total, 25-45 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Formed as two narrow D-section arms with transverse ribbing and impressed point ornament. 4.35 grams, 59 mm
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