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A ROMAN BRONZE CHARIOT FITTING
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
In the shape of a bust of male slave, the rein guide projecting from the
back in the shape of a thumb, 7.5cm high
Provenance: English private collection, London, acquired in the 1990s.
£200-£300
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A ROMAN TINNED BRONZE MIRROR
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Decorated on one side with concentric grooves, body and handle
possibly not belonging, 23cm high
Provenance: English private collection, purchased from Gerhard Hirsch
nachfolger, Munich, in the 1990s.
£250-£350
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TWELVE ROMAN BRONZE BROOCHES
Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.
Including two disc brooches with millefiori enamel inlay, one in the
shape of a horse, a double-crossbow fibula, and other openwork
examples, 2.2cm-3.6cm long (12)
Provenance: German private collection of Mr V.K., Munich, acquired
prior 2000.
£300-£400
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A GROUP OF ROMAN AND BYZANTINE BRONZE, LEAD AND IRON
ARTEFACTS
Circa 1st-8th Century A.D.
Including a Romano-British appliqué in the shape of a theatre mask
found near Bath, a cross-bow fibula, a round brooch with blue enamel
decoration, two cylindrical furniture attachments, an iron blade found at
Owmby, Lincolnshire, two Roman lead seals, five other Roman bronze
items; and a Byzantine oil lamps with a square weight, 3cm-15cm long
(15)
Provenance: English private collection, Mr M. Vaughan, London,
formed in the 1970s-1980s.
£200-£300
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THREE MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUITIES
Circa 1st Millennium B.C. - 2nd Century A.D.
Including a Celtic bronze torque, of twisted form, the terminals in the
shape of hooves, Central European, circa early 1st Millennium B.C.,
9.2cm wide; a Greek terracotta figurine of a bull, Boeotian, circa 6th
Century B.C., 7.5cm long; and a small Roman marble female head,
circa 1st-2nd Century A.D., 5.3cm high (3)
Provenance: the Celtic torque, Michael Poulson (1947-1997) Collection,
member of the Glass Circle, acquired in Berlin circa 1992-1995. The
other two, English private collection, purchased at Phillips, London,
circa 1990.
£200-£300
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