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LOT 0740
Romano-British 'Gloucestershire' Mixed Brooch Collection
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 2 7/8 in. (52 grams total, 23-74 mm).
Including bow-and-fantail, enamelled bird plate brooch and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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LOT 0740
Romano-British 'Gloucestershire' Mixed Brooch Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Group
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including spherical, annular and other types including some 'trade wind beads'. 140 grams total, 1-9 mm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020. -
Roman Bronze Ring with FELIX and Gammadion
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Tiered disc bezel with central gammadion within a ring, surrounded by '+F+E+L+I+X' legend (in Latin, 'happy' or 'fortunate'). 8.11 grams, 24.40 mm overall, 18.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The ring was probably a gift to wish happiness and good luck, the inscription being a short form of 'utere felix'. -
Life-Size Roman Marble Finger
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Modelled in the round with spur to the reverse of the first joint for attachment. 96 grams, 10 cm
Ex M. Cummings collection, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
