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LOT 0117
Roman Sheet-Silver Pyxis in the form of a Column
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (14.2 grams, 83 mm).
Formed as a fluted column on a square, stepped base; separate poppy-shaped lid; fine cracks to the rim.
ProvenanceEx Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00037854.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0117
Roman Sheet-Silver Pyxis in the form of a Column
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Roman and Later 'Thames' Bone Gaming Piece Collection
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising sixteen discoid gaming pieces and counters, some with carved banding or piercings. 21.5 grams total, 10-29 mm
Found on various UK sites on the Thames foreshore since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising: a T-shaped headstud variant brooch, 100-200 A.D.; headstud brooch, circa 75-175 A.D.; oval terret ring, circa 1st-3rd century A.D.; plate brooch with pellet decoration, 100-200 A.D.; Hod Hill type brooch, circa 43-70 A.D.; a headstud brooch body, circa 75-175 A.D.; incomplete dividers with decorated arms, 43-410 A.D.; an incomplete knife handle with enamelled decoration, 43-250A.D.; an incomplete trumpet brooch, 43-150 A.D.; and a trumpet brooch lacking pin, circa 75-175 A.D. 264 grams total including reports, 16-93 mm
Found Yorkshire/County Durham, UK. Each item accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Animal
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising a slender hoop, disc bezel, incuse figure of a sow around a central socket. 2.72 grams, 23.23 mm overall, 20.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
