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LOT 0622
Roman to Post Medieval Artefact Collection
CIRCA 1ST-18TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 1/4 in. (200 grams total, 16-56 mm).
Including T-shaped brooches, Langton Down brooches, D-shaped buckle with strap, belt and harness fittings and other items. [34, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Roman 'Thames' Iron Military Horse Bit
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £339
Comprising a pair of twisted iron bars linked at the centre, loop at each outer end with free-running flat-section ring. 217 grams, 30 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
Roman Limestone Torso of a Goddess
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Modelled in the round with hands clasped across the midriff, draped folds of the palla to the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 300 grams total, 13.7 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Formed as a female bust with stola and tunic, braided hair dressed in a chignon; transverse ribbing above the flat base, pierced lug forming part of the hairstyle. 22.5 grams, 33 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
