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2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze horse harness pendant, leaf-shaped with knop finial, low-relief image of a putto walking with arms spread, holding a ring. See Appels, A. & Laycock, S. Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007 for discussion. 16 grams, 74mm (3"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze model bull standing on a rectangular base with splayed legs. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 242 for type. 86 grams, 51mm (2"). Property of a European gentleman; formerly acquired on the German art market before 1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze fitting of the head of Silenus; arching brow, small eyes and fleshy lips; moustache with large beard below; small goat ears to the side. 67 grams, 55mm (21/4"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-early 2nd century AD. A bronze lozengiform plate brooch with lug to each lateral angle and pair of lugs to the upper and lower angles, central recess with inset knop, hinged pin to the reverse. Cf.Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 508. 2.81 grams, 29mm (1 1/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze fitting of a bird, possibly an eagle, with wings outspread. legs tucked under body. 51.6 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Property of a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection; acquired in Germany after WWII; thence by descent 2006. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A small bronze oil lamp with a rounded body, flat-topped nozzle and flaring wick-hole; circular filling-hole set within sunken top within a high rim; curved handle terminating in a bird's head with prominent beak. 143 grams, 10cm (4"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch of tutulus type, discoid with raised rim and tiered central boss, hinged pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 127. 5.95 grams, 25mm (1"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A pair of L-shaped bronze keys, one with rectangular shank decorated with incised crosses, flat-section annular bow, cranked neck and saw-cut teeth; the other with thick D-section bronze bow, tubular shank and rectangular bit. 70 grams total, 52-82mm (2 - 2 3/4"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd century AD. A bronze bow brooch with lateral arms and knop above, bow formed as a standing canine with ridge to the back, pricked ears and detailed head, catch and hinged pin top the underside. 156 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A square sheet bronze container with internal partitions, flat lid with cast appliqué, temple fascia with gorgoneion flanked by birds, seated figure of Mars with spear and scroll, shield by his leg, bird on his knee, frond(?) behind. 26 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Property of a south London collector; acquired before 1980. Fair condition. Rare.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze harness pendant, crescentic with knop finials, ring below the attachment loop with inset stud suspension ring. 28 grams, 79mm (3 1/4"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-4th century AD. A group of bronze and enamel items consisting of: two brooches, one oval with sunburst pattern, outer edge with red enamel; a brooch in the form of a bird, panels of red and blue enamel to the back; a rectangular seal box with panel to the top with yellow and blue squares. 19.9 grams, 22-28mm (3/4 - 1 1/4"). Ex Smith collection, Coventry, UK; found West Midlands. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch with rectangular crossbar with onion-shaped knop terminals, third knop above; triangular-section bow with ledge to the lower end, engraved to one side with HERCVLI; D-section footplate with roundels and hatched lines to the long sides; pin and catchplate to the reverse. 40 grams, 76mm (3"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
3rd century AD. A bronze fibula brooch, spring bar across the top, triangular section below divided into triangles set with red and orange enamel; teardrop shape to the base with engraved X-motif; pin and catch plate to the back. 8.10 grams, 41mm (1 1/2"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st-4th century AD. A pair of bronze cuboid dice; engraved circles to each face for numbers arranged: 6:1,5:2,3:3, and: 6:1, 5:2,4:3; with one dice with 'stacked' number odds due to the lack of a 4. 42 grams total, 14mm (1/2"). Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. [2, No Reserve] Very fine condition. Very rare.
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze statuette of one of the Dioscuri, Castor or Pollux; hair arranged in curls to the front with cap of hair to the top; naked except for a cloak over both shoulders with brooch to the right hand side; right hand held up holding tubular object. 160 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Very fine condition.
2nd-4th century AD. A cast bronze figural key with short, balustered shank and thick saw-cut bit; the handle formed as a recumbent lion, resting with head on its forepaws. 237 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze group of belt fittings comprising: silvered buckle with articulated loop, plate with voided centre, heart-shaped detailing to each end; four 'propeller' belt stiffeners. See Sumner, G. Roman Military Dress, Strood, 2009 for discussion. 63 grams total, 36-96mm (1 1/2 - 3 3/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-19th century AD. A mixed detector finds croup including a lead weight, a bronze bow brooch, a bronze polyhedral weight, a horse brass, glass beads and other items 286 grams total, 8-73mm ("). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [26, No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze eagle statuette standing with wings opened and crossed behind to overlap its squared tail; plumage on breast and wings outlined by incision, head turned to the right, defined eyes and hooked beak. 53 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Property of a North West London lady; from her family collection since before 2000. Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze chain of mainly large open links supporting a crescent pendant with opposed hippocampus heads flanking an oblate agate bead. 103 grams, chain: 80cm (31 1/2"). Property of a British gentleman; formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images'; acquired on the London art market 1990s-2007. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze bow brooch of 'knee' type with cross bar and spur, deep divided bow with beaded detailing, tapering footplate and incised chevrons, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1401. 7.37 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze strigil with curved U-section blade, ribbing to the rear face, rectangular block handle. See Roberts, P. Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, London, 2013 for discussion. 145 grams, 20cm (8"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze statuette of Isis-Fortuna wearing a sun-disc and plumed feathers headdress, ears of wheat to the side; head veiled, hair parted in the middle; wearing a loose himation falling to the feet; holding a cornucopia in left hand, rudder in right hand. 65 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s. Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze P-shaped bow brooch with spring coiled around lateral lugs and loop above, bow with hatched ribs flanking a silver strip, balustered foot with returned finial forming the catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1400. 10 grams, 66mm (2 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches including T-shaped, Polden Hill, La Tène III, Hod Hill and other types. See Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 for types. 134 grams total, 35-57mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers E4,10,13,14,38,39,41-43,54,58,88-91,95 and 97; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [18, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-4th century AD. A bronze key with ridged and dentilled bow, ledge to the lower edge, iron shank with curled finial, four lateral bits. See Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012. 115 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze Hod-Hill type bow brooch with ribbed bow and side-lugs, hinged pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 848. 5.10 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches including Aucissa, Nauheim, Colchester and other types. See Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 for types. 277 grams total, 4-11.5cm (1 3/4 - 4 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers E7,9,18,26,31,36,50,52,53,56,59,64,68,72,74,75,82 and 84-86; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [22, No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A small knife or scalpel with single-edged iron blade, square-section bronze handle with collar and knop finial. See Milne, J.S. Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times, Oxford, 1907 for discussion. 17 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze pendant with genitalia to the centre; to the right a hand making the mano fico gesture, to the left an erect phallus; suspension ring to the top. 6.23 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches including Langton Down, Aucissa, Alesia and other types. See Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 for types. 260 grams total, 47-85mm (1 3/4 - 3 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers E27,45,48,49,51,55,61,65,70,71,77-79,80,83,87,93,94,96 and 99; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [20, No Reserve] Fine to very fine condition.
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