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LOT 0595
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (75 grams total, 16-26 mm).
Composed of rings of various types and sizes, including bezels with decorative geometric, zoomorphic and enamelled designs. [20]
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Cockerel Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Each modelled with stylised detailing, including examples formed in the round and free-standing; suspension loop and mounting lug to one. 237 grams total, 22-83 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Roman Hercules Jasper Intaglio Gemstone
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Oval-shaped, displaying bust of the god Hercules in profile left, shown with a muscular neck and full beard. 0.88 grams, 12 mm
Altstetten collection since 1969. -
Roman Bronze Folding Spoon
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Featuring a shallow piriform bowl, raised neck with movable pinned hinge attached to the hexagonal-section handle and shortened polyhedral knob finial, allowing the handle to be folded into the bowl. 15.5 grams, 14 cm
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
As today, the spoon was used as a measure for dosage in ancient times. Both the cochlear and the ligula could have been used to measure different quantities, particularly in the practice of medicine and in the kitchen. Isidore (Origines, XVI, 26.3) tells us that the cochlear was the smallest unit size and was worth half a drachma.
