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LOT 0191
Roman Rock Crystal Shell-Shaped Amulet
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.4 grams, 25 mm).
Transparent clam shell-shaped amulet with deep striations and a slightly concave underside, pierced through the hinge for suspension.
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0191
Roman Rock Crystal Shell-Shaped Amulet
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Mercury
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Transparent oval intaglio with an engraved image of Mercury standing and facing right, holding a caduceus and a marsupium. 0.63 grams, 12 mm
Ex private North German collection. with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 145, 14 December 2005, no.238. -
Roman Military Bronze Horse Harness Plates
Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a broad flat-section tongue-shaped panel with incised linear detailing and punched-points, rows of domed rivets, openwork slots and other shapes; a hole at the apex with strap junction, small attachment panel to reverse; rectangular end-plate similarly decorated with articulating slots to one edge to accept a securing pin. 100 grams total, 9-14 cm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK
The strap harness, probably destined for the muzzle of the horse, or maybe part of a belt, belongs to forms of fittings for straps and belts of the Roman era found in the Danish bogs. Almost all feature attachments on the reverse side to secure the strap. Some bronze examples were decorated, on the front, with mosaic and enamel, inserted in the openwork perforations. These elements, judging by their form and craftsmanship, are of Romano-barbaric origin. -
Late Roman Bronze Tweezer Group
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising three pairs of tweezers, each with linear and dot decoration, one with an absent arm. 21.8 grams total, 57-73 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
