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LOT 0703
Romano-British Bow Brooch Collection
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 7/8 in. (85 grams total, 37-74 mm).
Comprising: a large fly, together with a number decorated with simple geometric ornament; pins absent. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, Essex, and Wiltshire, UK.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
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Roman Redware Sherd Group with Lions
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The larger fragment with stepped neck and rim, bearing a leaping lion right in raised relief; the smaller fragment with leonine protome; both in terra sigillata africana; modern suspension loop to reverse. 54 grams total, 35-60 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Roman Bronze Lioness Figure
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Opening Bid: £333
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‘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.
