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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 Gemstone Collection
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Opening Bid: £222
Including advancing lion, perching bird and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.82 grams total, 7-19 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Roman Bone Weaving Implement
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Opening Bid: £200
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Roman Gemstone with Victory Scene
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Ellipsoid intaglio insert with seated female figure beside an altar and holding a staff or spear, to her rear standing figure of Victory, winged and holding a wreath over the head of the seated figure. 2.73 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.