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LOT 0714
Roman to Medieval Bronze Artefact Collection
4TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 5/8 in. (69 grams total, 17-42 mm).
Including a La Tène Style mount, openwork starp end with advancing lion, appliqué with lobed fleur-de-lys and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Sard Gemstone of Othryades the Fallen Warrior Writing on a Shield
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
With incuse scene on a baseline depicting a nude warrior resting on a baseline with his shield propped behind his back, one leg bent and one arm extended towards the convex shield of another warrior (visible as head and trunk), with a stylus in his hand in the act of inscribing the shield; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.50 grams, 14 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Roman Banded Glass Pyxis
1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £220
Drum-shaped in profile with stepped rim; repaired. 87 grams, 60 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman and Other Mixed Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Mixed group of graduated beads in glass, faience and stone, including some amuletic beads and pendants; restrung. 21.57 grams, 36 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.