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Bronze Age, hoard of palstaves (2), c. 1300-1100 BC, first 13cm long by 5.7cm wide by 2.5cm thick, triangular blade with curved cutting edge, square butt with deep pocket, triangular-shaped ribbing below; second 16.5cm long by 5.5cm wide by 2.5cm thick, curved cutting edge with rectangular-shaped butt [2]. Both about fine with uneven green patina, each having contemporary repairs to the blade £100-£120
Bronze Age, Luristan, sword blade, 1st millennium BC, 37.8cm x 6.3cm, tapering triangular double-edged blade with prominent midrib, circular handle with concentric rings; together with a dagger with slender double-edged leaf-shaped blade, 31.5cm long by 2.6cm wide [2]. First with pommel and part of handle missing and repaired on the blade, earthy green patina; second complete, with uneven green patina £80-£100
The Knaresborough Iron Age Gold Ring, a unique and highly important artefact Celtic, a gold finger ring, c. 100 BC, 22mm diameter, bezel 25mm wide, 5.41g; formed from sheet gold and die-hammered from behind (repoussé) creating in high relief a trefoil shape from three pairs of crescent lips in the centre of the large oval bezel, bordered by a ring containing twenty-nine equally spaced pellets; the sloping and tapering shoulders are decorated with a central berried rosette flanked by annulets on each side; the field is entirely decorated with broad cross hatching or basketry infilling which is a secondary punching made from the front of the ring; the narrow hoop is circular in section and looped together at the back. Extremely fine but with a tear across part of the lower edge £24,000-£30,000 --- Gold in Iron Age Britain had been used conservatively in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, but British tribal nobility revived its importance and status during the 1st century BC. This ring represents the Snettisham style V ornamentation (from the hoard of gold torcs and armbands found in Norfolk in 1948) which is a distinctive abstract British style that has become synonymous with the royal treasury of the Iceni tribe that ruled a large part of East Anglia. The execution and refinement of the sheet gold work from Snettisham is unparalleled on the continent. In Yorkshire bronze workshops from the 3rd century BC are thought to have developed the style of art which peaked with the Snettisham ateliers. Die-stamped Brigantian artistry can be seen on the 1st century bronze hoard from Stanwick in Yorkshire. The trefoil design also appears on coinage (a North Eastern Corieltauvi gold stater) and is believed to be inspired by the three-leaved clover. The rosette or petalled sun ring also appears on silver units of the Corieltauvi tribe. It is likely the Knaresborough ring was worn by a Corieltauvi chieftain along with a neck torc and armbands as a symbol of his high status.
The East Herts Celtic Cheek Piece Celtic, bronze cheek piece, early 1st century AD, rod-like with a rectangular central opening and expanding terminals, red enamelled triangular shaped cells between incised petal motifs decorated along one side, 9.6cm long by 1.8cm wide. Very fine with olive green patina and 80% of enamel remaining; a finely executed example of late Iron Age enamelled art £400-£600
Roman, hollow bronze military cart fitting terminal, 1st or early 2nd century, 7.1cm long by 2.6cm wide, eagle’s head with a long neck with incised feathers rising out of a seven-sided socket, frontal hook projection missing. Fine with an underlying green patina £80-£100 --- These cart fittings held the reins
Roman, bronze figure of Jupiter, 1st-2nd century, 8.1cm x 5.7cm, standing nude muscular male figure with the weight on his right foot, left leg slightly bent to the side, right arm bent forwards, left arm straight to the side, head facing to the right, thick bearded jaw and hair bound in a fillet surmounted with a wreath. Very fine with a green patina, arms and legs missing extremities £300-£400 --- Jupiter was the protector of the Empire and was a sky divinity
Roman, 1st-3rd century, bronze artefacts (16), including belt mounts (6); knife handle with openwork design; nail cleaners (2); lion head casket fitting; running dog mount; eagle in flight mount; finger ring with circular bezel; top of a cornucopiae from a statuette [16]. Varied state £80-£100
Romano-British, a bronze folding knife handle, 2nd century, 63mm long by 16mm high, solid pedestal base with extended rectangular handle divided into nine equal segments, deep slot behind for the iron blade of which traces remain, rectangular opening by base for suspension. Fine with a green patina £40-£60
Romano-British, late 2nd century, bronze zoomorphic openwork brooch of an eagle catching a hare, 3.7cm by 2.2cm, eagle with rounded body and folded wings, holding the hare with its open beak and talons, catchplate and hinge behind (Hattatt 1161). Very fine with some silvering present £80-£100
Roman, bronze Venus, 2nd-3rd century, provincial style, 8.5cm x 2.2cm, nude standing figure with weight on her right leg, left leg slightly bent, right arm held forward, left arm bent at the elbow, hand covering her waist, head tilted slightly right and crowned with a diadem, her hair tied together into a knot behind. About very fine and complete, with a red/brown patina £300-£400
Roman, silvered-bronze repousée plaque, 2rd-3rd century, 58mm by 41mm by 14mm deep, facing bust of female deity with long hair swept back at the sides; pierced at the top. Perforation on bust and minor edge damage, otherwise very fine £80-£100 --- Plaques such as this were normally offerings deposited in temples
Romano-British, bronze artefacts (11), including enamelled seal box lid; swimming duck brooch (Hattatt 1168); bow brooch, Birdlip type (Hattatt 266); large tubular bead with seven decorated grooves; large melon-shaped bead with ribbed decoration; Langton Down brooch; rosette brooch; small mount, bust of Minerva [11]. Generally fine or better £140-£180
Anglo-Saxon, 8th century, gilt-bronze finger ring, 31mm diameter, D-shaped hoop expanding at the shoulders into a flat oval bezel with a recess for a stone (missing); the gilded incised pattern is interlacing over a veined leaf design. Very fine, olive green patina, small areas of pitting £200-£300 --- Jewellery from this era is rarely found in Britain
Saxon/Viking, 11th century bronze stirrup mounts (3), Williams class A, type 14, shaped as a cross with an expanded triangular foot decorated with an oval band containing a penannular shape, zoomorphic terminal at top arm, 41mm long by 29mm wide; type trapezoidal form decorated with a facing animal’s head in centre, 41mm long by 30mm wide; zoomorphic side bar from a stirrup, 50mm long by 10mm wide [3]. All very fine with green patina £100-£120
A Unique Maidstone Griffin Stirrup Mount Anglo-Saxon, a bronze stirrup mount, 11th century, 5.5cm long by 3.3cm wide, sub-triangular shape depicting a right-facing winged Griffin with head looking up and mouth open; the tail is curled over its back; two rivet holes on the base and one at the top. Very fine and unique £80-£100 --- The representation of a Griffin rather than a lion (Class A type 11) is not recorded by Williams in his classifications of stirrup mounts.
13th century, bronze artefacts (5), viz. annular brooch buckles (3), all intact with pins, lozenge shape with alternate heads and hearts; oval with four turrets; circular with grooves; together with Romanesque buckle decorated with two dragons; limoge T-shaped panel with ox of St Luke [5]. All very fine with green patina £80-£100
14th century, bronze circular seal matrix, 2.2cm diameter by 2.9cm high, with conical hexagonal handle terminating in a trefoil-shaped loop; the face has a design of a man (Jacob) standing beside a ladder of seven rungs, crescent and star above with the inscription savnte lavrenei (Save the Day). Good very fine £100-£120 --- Jacob’s Ladder leads to Heaven, establishing contact between God and Man in the book of Genesis.
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