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LOT 0572
Roman Silver Knee Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (12.4 grams, 43 mm).
With facetted bow and chord coiled around the rear lug, pin extending to the pierced catchplate with knop finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1234.
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Roman Glass Double Unguentarium with Handles
4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Pale green with two flared tubes with everted rims, triangular-shaped lateral handles. 57 grams, 10.2 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Bronze Bracelet Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising five with round-section bodies and squared terminals; the surfaces decorated with engraved lines and dots. 73 grams total, 63-66 mm
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Bracelets were worn in Rome by ladies of rank, but it was considered a mark of effeminacy for civilian men to use such female ornaments (Suetonius, Caligula, 52; Nero, 30). The armillae (or psellia in Greek) were rings and bracelets worn by women in the Graeco-Roman world on both legs and arms. Homer mentions them (elikas) as being part of the hairstyle of the divine Aphrodite, thus giving an almost sacred character to these objects. There were different types, the most common consisting of a more or less thick metal wire, or a flat or cylindrical circle, like our examples. -
Roman Bronze Brooch Group
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: lozengiform plate brooch; Colchester-type bow brooch; trumpet-headed bow brooch; and other types. 37.5 grams total, 32-52 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic.
