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LOT 1199
Romano-British Bronze Human Figural Pendant
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (57 grams total, 73 mm high including stand).
With a conical body and oval head with low-relief nose and eyes, hair combed to the back forming an attachment loop; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound at Reculver, Kent, UK, in 1957.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.26.
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LOT 1199
Romano-British Bronze Human Figural Pendant
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Roman Marble Figure of a Persian Water Carrier
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20,000
Depicted kneeling on his right knee, his left hand resting on his left knee, his right arm raised to support the water jar on his shoulders, shown wearing a Phrygian cap over his curling hair, dressed in a belted tunic falling in thick folds, the lower drapery stretched over the knees, and strapping on the legs, with a long cloak over the top, pinned at his right shoulder and falling down his back, set on an integral base. 39.45 kg, 59.7 cm
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4th century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including P-shaped bow brooch, La Tène Type I fibula and other types. 53 grams total, 63 - 40 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Scorpion
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Opening Bid: £5
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