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LOT 0113
Roman Seal Box Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (30.7 grams total, 25-46 mm).
A mixed group of bronze seal boxes and parts, one with a spread-eagle motif in high-relief. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
Cf. bronze seal boxes in the British Museum, London, under accession nos. 1982,0302.78, 1905,1201.11, 1872,0604.810.a.
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LOT 0113
Roman Seal Box Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Roman Silver Brooch with Dedicatory Inscription
4th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
A silver military crossbow fibula with rounded knobs, the bow with a dedicatory inscription in Latin letters 'VTER FELIX IURE VICTO'. 19.5 grams, 62 mm
Acquire in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The dedicatory inscription 'VTERE FELIX', 'use it with good luck' or 'with happiness' is often found on Roman military artefacts, like belt fittings, brooches, and armlets; but it is rarely accompanied by 'IURE VICTO' inscription ([being the] rightful winner). The inscription is typical of the late Roman military world, but it can also refer to people using the brooch in civil duties, these fibulae being ordinarily gifted to the militia armata and non armata. -
Roman Silver Ring with Goddess Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
A silver ring composed of a convex ellipsoid hoop, expanding at the shoulders to a raised oval bezel with collar, set with a green jasper intaglio gemstone engraved with the image of a goddess, carrying a staff and a laurel crown. 8.43 grams, 23.53 mm overall, 19.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.
The ring presents similarities with the type II, variant 1 of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. Many rings with images of divinities were found by the archaeologists as votive offerings to the divinities engraved on the bezel. It is difficult to interpret which divinity is represented in this ring, but the sceptre and the laurel crown could hint at it being Hera or Juno. -
Roman Bone Dice Pair
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A pair of bone dice with dot-in-ring numbering, both composed: 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 4.28 grams total, 10 mm each
English collection formed in the 1990s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
