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LOT 0952
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze 'Sawfish Type' Bow Brooch with Lion
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (12.7 grams, 40 mm).
Comprising a T-shaped bow with crude three-dimensional lion and red triangles of enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 0952
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze 'Sawfish Type' Bow Brooch with Lion
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Roman Silver Ring with Garnet
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A D-section silver hoop with leaf to each shoulder and ropework border to the void, flat scaphoid plaque with tiered bezel and inset garnet. 21.37 grams, 35.28 mm overall, 20.60 x 15.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Ex property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. -
Roman Silver Ring and Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: a ring with D-section hoop widening at the shoulders, oval cell to the bezel to accept an insert; a red glass intaglio with a stylised profile bust(?) set in a bronze mount. 12.70 grams, 24.03 mm overall, 16.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. -
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a low conical body and slightly convex wall, dimple base; tall cylindrical neck flaring to mouth with inward-folded rim; slightly iridescent surface. 58 grams, 17.5 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This kind of toilet bottle was called ‘candlestick unguentarium’ by the academics due to the shape of its neck. They are especially found in Roman Egypt (Karanis class XIII.A.I.).