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LOT 0936
Roman Silver Duck Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.78 grams, 24 mm).
The bow formed as the arched body of the bird with looped head and beak; pin-lugs and pin to underside.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
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Roman Bronze Basket-Vase
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Ellipsoid in plan with low basal ring and thick convex rim, carination to the forward end; hinges to each lateral rim, the knuckles formed as addorsed duck-heads each with scrolled panel to the rear retaining the pivot of the ribbed D-shaped handles. 1.68 kg, 28 cm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1996. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 30th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12363-226688.
This vessel (lanx) was part of Roman and provincial bronze instrumentum domesticum, i.e. culinary or domestic utility ware. The form of the bowl resembles a type of helmet with carination to the front, the handles placed as hinged cheek-protectors. -
Roman and Other Black Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of tubular and reused bangle fragments; restrung. 18.63 grams, 44.5 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
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Roman Iron Ring with Gryllos Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Substantial D-section hoop set with a red jasper intaglio with a gryllos motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.06 grams, 27.29 mm overall, 20.24 x 16.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
From an old English collection, Camden, London, UK.
Grylli motifs usually combine various human and animal heads, sometimes including animal legs.
