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LOT 0286
Romano-Celtic 'Brigantian' Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (11.3 grams, 46 mm).
S-shaped with scrolled flourishes to the dragon-head terminals, remains of inlaid blue and yellow enamelling to the stylised beast heads and body body; free-running tongue with head coiled around the neck of one of the creatures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Wilberforce, East Yorkshire, UK, on 3rd September 2022 by Mr David Brooks.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS).
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LOT 0286
Romano-Celtic 'Brigantian' Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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Celtic Bronze Wild Boar Double Clothing Toggle
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
Couchant with feet forwards and modelled with two extended T-shaped toggle lugs, curled tail, stylised detailing to the coat and facial features, mouth open, attachment socket to back. 27.7 grams, 43 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Romano-Celtic Bronze Cheek Piece
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The round-section bar with two central conjoined lozenges with perforations. 28.2 grams, 12 cm
Acquired 1960s-1970s. Private Scottish collection, Aberdeen. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection. -
Published Iron Age 'Vale' Bronze Cross Brooch
4th-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Complete with swivel bar and pin to reverse; the cruciform body composed of four bulbous arms with concave reverses and domed centre; Type 2Bb2. 17.1 grams, 23 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-4EFFC6.
Designated 'a find of note' by the PAS and 'potential for inclusion in Britannia'. The PAS record also states: 'The style of the brooch suggests an Iron Age date but it is a very unusual style of brooch and no comparisons could be found in any of Hattatt's publications. There are two similar brooches recorded on the database; BUC-ED2437 is very similar, and WAW-DD1642 is also a related type. In this record, it is noted that the brooch style shares decorative similarities to the hangers from a chatelaine/distributor from Giubiasco, Switzerland (Jope, E.M. 2000 Early Celtic Art in the British Isles Clarendon Press Oxford, p. 285 No. 225 h).' The production of brooches began in around the 5th century B.C. This 'Vale' type has only been recognised as a regional type relatively recently.
