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LOT 0918
Romano-British Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (100 grams total, 9-65 mm).
Including a patera handle, trumpet brooch, dress pin and other items. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe brooches found near Wetwang, North Yorkshire, UK, 1990s-2005, and acquired UK, in 2008.
The rest found Nottinghamshire, UK, and acquired from Ancient & Oriental, UK, in the 1980s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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With oblong tesserae in matrix, mainly blue-grey in colour on the exposed faces but pale grey to the underside. 289 grams, 91 mm
Found Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, North Africa. Imported to the UK before 1945. From a private old collection formed in the mid 20th century. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Bronze Plate Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a chord and integral spring above a scrolled openwork plate with la Tène comma-trumpet ornament, long catch to reverse. 18 grams, 37 mm
Ex important German collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
