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LOT 0597
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Seal Box
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.22 grams, 31 mm).
Lozengiform two-part container with grid to the obverse, enamel fill to the cells. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, items 617-62.
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Roman Millefiori Glass Eye-Shaped Dish
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Ellipsoidal in green and yellow millefiori glass imitating foliage, with a central almond-shaped bowl. 46.6 grams, 13 cm wide
Fine condition.
Paris collection, 1990s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11981-209793. -
Roman Bronze Casket Key
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With large loop handle and short shank, knop above the loop. 33.2 grams, 58 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Surrey, UK, collector. -
Roman Bronze Trade Weight
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a spherical body with shank and pierced knop finial; old collector's label with inked 'ancient Roman / 1st cent. / Exe. minster'. 351 grams, 10.4 cm
From a North London, UK, collection. Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK.
The weight was inserted inside the shaft of a steelyard arm, calibrated on three or more sides with lines and Roman numerals, each providing different scales of pondera (weights).
