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LOT 0955
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (30 grams total, 23-25 mm).
Including ellipsoid-bezel and other types. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Plate Brooch Collection
1st century B.C-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
One tinned with central boss; one bell-shaped with glass inlay; another shaped as an amphora with remains of enamelling. 12 grams total, 22-38 mm
Ex property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s.
The group includes an Alesia type brooch (25 B.C.-15 A.D.); a skeuomorphic plate brooch; and a possible variant of the fan-headed or radiate brooch. -
Roman Bronze Ring Bezel Group
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: vesica-shaped bezel with incise togate standing figure with sceptre; ellipsoid bezel with profile bust. 4.51 grams total, 20-21 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly oblate and annular types. 16 grams, 41 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.