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LOT 0621
Romano-British 'Gloucestershire' Bow Brooch Collection
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 2 1/2 in. (125 grams total, 29-66 mm).
Including Langton Down type, dolphin type, and others. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Roman Bronze Horse-Heads Plate Brooch
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Formed as four profile horseheads emanating from a central roundel; each head with a ring-and-dot eye and chevron mouth, and incised borders to the neck; to the reverse, the pin and catchplate. 14.8 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the early 1990s. Ex Property of a Cambridgeshire Gentleman. Property of a Kent lady collector. -
Roman Openwork Military Belt Mount Group
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Each with a trapezoidal frame and openwork design: one a coiled triskele, the other a lozenge with cruciform spurs; from a military belt. 13.2 grams total, 28-35 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman -
Roman Decorated Terracotta Fragment
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Base from a cup or bowl with winged bust of Dionysus modelled in the half-round with goat-horns above the head, scrolled lateral wings, vine tendrils to the chest and hair. 54 grams, 76 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
