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LOT 0935
Romano-British Bronze Brooch Collection
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/4 in. (90 grams total, 22-44 mm).
Including T-shaped, disc, Colchester-type and other types in card trays with handwritten collector's cards. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound various sites, Suffolk, Norfolk and Oxfordshire, UK.From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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Roman Lead Ship's Anchor
Late 2nd-early 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Comprising a square-section socket with inner crossmember, long square-section horn to each side; some marine accretion to the surface. 14.4 kg, 61.5 cm
Acquired in the 1970s-early 1980s. From the collection of a Plymouth, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Ex property of Philip Smith, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Roman ships often used a type of anchor with a wooden shank and a lead stock at the top. This lead stock provided weight to help the anchor lay flat on the seabed and dig in. This exact type of anchor was already out of use by the time of the Roman conquest of Britain. -
Roman Silver Military Belt Buckle with Mounts
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising: triangular buckle plate with median guilloche between hatched bands, scrolled loop; four lozengiform plaques, each with hatched border and median guilloche. 32.6 grams total, 36-79 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. 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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Roman Bronze Chariot Fitting
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Bell-shaped cap fitting with acorn finial, thumb-shaped spur. 75 grams, 63 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, 2001. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
