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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 and Later Artefact Group
Circa 1st century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: a silver gorgoneion head mount; sheet-gold accessory element; bone pin with figural finial; lead seal dated 1789. 28.1 grams total, 15-64 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Roman Glass Cosmetic Bottle
Circa 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The slender tubular neck rising from a globular body. 34 grams, 10.1 cm
Ex Coincraft, London WC1. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection. -
Roman Silver Armilla Snake Bracelet
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Penannular in form with kite-shaped terminals representing serpents' heads, punched ring-and-dot and pricked dot ornament forming the stylised head and scale detailing. 8 grams, 66 mm
Ex North American private collection. Acquired privately on the European art market in the 1990s. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
