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LOT 1843
Romano-Celtic Glass Bead, Hair Ring, and Spindle-Whorl Collection
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 1 in. (39 grams total, 4-26 mm).
Including annular, melon, polyhedral and other bead types. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, circa 2004.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 1843
Romano-Celtic Glass Bead, Hair Ring, and Spindle-Whorl Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Iron Age Celtic Cornish Limestone Pillar with Three Heads
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Rectangular in section, obverse with three carved facing piriform masks, in low relief and inset; upper face dressed and chamfered, lateral faces crudely worked. 6.14 kg, 31 cm
Private Sussex, UK collection, acquired 1980s. Private collection, Hove, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The intended effect may have been to replicate the huge trilithon with niches for heads as seen at Roquepertuse, France. -
Celtic Bronze Duck Mount
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Ellipsoid in plan with raised wings folded to the back, sturdy neck, small head with large bill and domed lentoid eyes; pierced vertically for attachment. 37 grams, 53 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Romano-Celtic Inlaid Glass Bead
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Fusiform in profile with marvered glass trails in horizontal bands, guilloche to the centre. 6.94 grams, 40 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Acquired from Den of Antiquity, circa 2009. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by an old handwritten dealer's ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
