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Click here to subscribe5th-4th century BC. A group of three bronze zoomorphic mounts comprising: a canine with gaping jaws, legs bent, mounting studs to reverse; horse head with mounting loop to reverse; bifacial head of a mythical bird with circular aperture. 42 grams total, 25-90mm (1 - 3 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. [3] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A substantial bronze mount with curved reverse, facing youthful male mask with scowling expression, pointillé panel beneath the chin. 28 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE71; formerly in the Don Lee collection; found near a hillfort in Dorset, UK. 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze brooch formed as a horse modelled in the round with harness to the neck, transverse bar beneath the rear legs, catch beneath the forelegs. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1643. 20 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition, pin absent.
18th-16th century BC. A small bronze flat axe of flared profile with lateral flanges and a rounded butt. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 1. 104 grams, 90mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX11; ex 'the-tin-king'; found near Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales. 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Mainly 2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze disc brooches with enamelled detailing. 31 grams total, 21-22mm (3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers DS4 DS9 DS10 DS18 & DS19; 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. 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. [5 No Reserve] Fine condition, two with pins absent.
4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch with scrolled upper face to the transverse arm, three facetted knops, deep bow, rectangular footplate with raised linear detailing, hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 104. 34 grams, 66mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number C39; 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
4th-3rd millennium BC. A biconical ceramic bowl with flared rim, band of polychrome fish and geometric motifs to the shoulder. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2 New Delhi, 1994. 314 grams, 13cm (5"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze Aucissa bow brooch with tapering chamfered bow, square head with ring-and-dot details, transverse rib above a curved foot with gussetted bulb finial, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 43 and Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 826 for detailing. 21 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E73; 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
23rd-17th century BC. An Early Bronze Age copper axe blade with flared end and convex edge, narrow edge to the butt. See Hammond Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain in The Searcher, October 2014 fig.3 p.52 (this axehead); also illustrated in Benet's Artefacts, 3rd edition, 2014 fig.301-0416 p.54 (this axehead"). 505 grams, 15cm (6"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX9; formerly in an English private collection; found Suffolk in the 1970s. 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. Extremely fine condition.
3rd-1st century BC. A bronze decorative handle of a leaping stag with forelegs and hindlegs extended, head erect with carefully moulded facial features, antlers to the crown. 167 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s. Fair condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch formed as an axe with ribbed shaft, openwork scroll to the rear, incised cross to the blade; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1630. 13 grams, 49mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AxB3; 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A matched pair of bronze rein guides, each formed as the head and neck of a swan with feather texturing, pellet eyes, keeled triangular beak; one with flared base. See Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 273 for similar modelling of a swan. 305 grams total, 71-76mm (2 3/4 - 3"). Property of a London gentleman; by inheritance from collections of family members. [2 No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A mixed group of bronze heater-shaped harness pendants comprising: one with a horse or unicorn(?) passant (Stansam family); one with reserved eagle(?) displayed on a blue field (Cotton family); one with a lion(?) passant and a three-branch tree. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101 Dereham, 2002 items 77 145 88 243. 24 grams total, 42-44mm (1 3/4"). Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired on the UK art market after 2000. [3 No Reserve] Fine condition.
18th century AD. A pair of sheet bronze polychrome lion figures, each with collar of discs, raised tail with rosettes and whisk, facing head with open mouth, segmented mane to the rear of the head; one with separate protruding tongue. 4.4 kg total, 43cm (17"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired 2011 from Portobello Road, London, UK; formerly in an old English collection. [2] Fair condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch formed as an axe with enamelled panel to the blade, pin-lugs and catch top the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1629. 2.02 grams, 26mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AxB4; 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A gilt(?) bronze Aucissa-derived Bagendon-type bow brooch with deep divided bow, ribbed headplate with pointillé text 'RVA', hinged pin, catch with knop below; the bow a frame with four roundels on spindles. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 841. 6.12 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number DiB7; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd says: 'I suspect that ‘Rua’ is a woman’s personal name meaning ‘Red Haired’, as in Rues, a male version of this Celtic name which is seen on bronze coins of the Catuvellauni, ABC 2754-2763.' 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Very rare.
9th-11th century AD. A large bronze enkolpion, or reliquary cross, with Christ to one side with saints to the ends of the side and top arms of the cross; to the reverse the Virgin Mary standing and holding the infant Christ, busts of saints to the side and top arms of the cross; the two halves hinged at the base and with hinged suspension loop to the top. 125 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. Fine condition.
11th century AD. A bronze strap end with openwork acanthus leaf motifs between rounded borders, open to the narrow; old collector's label '91.82'. See Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2 Finds Research Group datasheet 33 Sleaford, 2007 Class E. 14 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). From an important Mayfair collection; catalogue number 537 collection number 91.82; acquired in 1991. Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze brooch of Langton Down type with broad ribbed bow, spring with chord and pin, scooped foot with pierced flange and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 768 for type. 8.51 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E69; 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th century AD. A gilt-bronze discoid pin head with central void, cruciform design with ropework borders separating four quadrants; two quadrants with dragon or serpent motifs, two with seriffed runes '+ C N O' / 'Þ E [R?] [U? L?]', probably a female name (Cnoþheru?"). See Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991 item 66(c) for type. 3.84 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Found near Ringstead, Norfolk, UK. Pins of this type were often used in groups of three with a linking chain, to secure a female's headdress. A similar pin from Brandon, Norfolk, features a short runic text to the reverse, while another from Malton, Yorkshire, shows similar seriffed forms to those on the present item. Fair condition.
13th-15th century AD. A mixed group of bronze harness pendants comprising: a heater shield with displayed eagle (Monthermer family); a hexafoil with central rosette; a gilt disc with octofoil; on a textured field; a gilt quatrefoil with lion passant; a gilt eagle displayed mount; a hinged stud with gilt eagles; a gilt scallop with punched pellets. 32 grams total, 24-40mm (1- 1 3/4"). Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired on the UK art market after 2000. The arms of Ralph de Monthermer, as blazoned in the Caerlaverock Poem, are Jaunes ou le egle verde estoit i.e. Or, an eagle displayed vert. [7 No Reserve] Fine condition.
7th-10th century AD. A mixed group of bronze pendants comprising: an enkolpion with figure to each face; a bifacial expanding-arm cross; an enkolpion panel with low-relief image of Mary Theotokos. 28 grams total, 39-45mm (1 1/2 - 1 3/4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. [3] Fair condition.
17th-18th century AD. A group of ten bronze crotal bells, nine with globular body and rectangular suspension loop, some with decoration; one upper half with of a triple suspension loop. 430 grams total, 30-55mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. [10 No Reserve] Fine condition.
18th-19th century AD. A bronze fob with four cabriole bars forming the body and holding an oval band set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a female holding a sword in her left hand and a severed head in the right; possibly Judith with the head of Holofernes. 5.72 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Property of an Essex lady; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch formed as four radiating profile horse-heads with ring-and-dot eyes; hinge and catch to the reverse. See Heynowski, R. Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012 p.111ff for discussion. 14 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SW5; 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC. A bronze strap junction of the Corieltavi tribe, comprising two rods topped with discs connected to a roundel formed with openwork crescents, S-curves and spirals. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number LIN-654B3D; also published in The Searcher, October 2014 p.46; accompanied by a print out of the PAS report and a copy of the Searcher magazine page. 26 grams, 45mm, (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE15; found Walcot, near Folkingham, Lincolnshire, UK. The two hidden faces on this Lincolnshire strap union are also seen, in a variety of styles, on many Corieltavian coins; cf. the six drawings in Rudd, C. Ancient British Coins, fig.133 p.91. 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. Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A group of four bronze prick spurs with D-section bracket comprising of: two with a square-section spike and circular knob to each end; one with conical spike and logenziform finials; one with a square-section spike, square plaque and logenziform finials. 72 grams total, 47-68mm (1 3/4 - 2 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [4] Very fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze bifacial discoid mount of the Corieltavi with openwork La Tène triskele and scrolls, incised border to both faces. Cf. similar triskele motif on a bronze disc in Megaw, R. & V. Celtic Art - From its Beginnings to the Book of Kells, London, 1989 p.249. 104 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE7; ex 'Celtic Art Connoisseur of Cambridge' collection; found Lincolnshire, UK; 1995-1998. Chris Rudd says: 'A Celtic circular openwork mount featuring three stylised Celtic 'puffins' around central triskele. Puffin motifs also occur on Celtic mirrors and terrets of this period. The same whirling triskele also occurs on several early silver coins of the Corieltavi, cf. Type 13 Triskele Proto Boar, in Matthew Rich, Boar Horse (Chris Rudd 2014), figs. 13a and 13b, p.21. Bt. CB, 23.8.2013.' 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. Very fine condition.
3rd-1st century BC. A bronze proto-money or harness ring group comprising twenty-five round-, lozenge- and flat-section rings. 63 grams total, 13-20mm (1/2 - 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CB21; formerly acquired in the 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. [25 No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A tinned bronze plate brooch of a wheel with hub and ribbed spokes; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1004. For a discussion on the wheel as a symbol of Taranis see, Green, M. The Sun-Gods of Ancient Europe, Frome, 1991 pp. 86-106. 2.92 grams, 28mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number PB4; 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition, cracked. Rare.
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze terrets comprising: two each formed as a round-section ring and rectangular frame; two elliptical, flat-section with splayed flanges. 119 grams total, 32-47mm (1 1/4 - 1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers TE8 TE10 TE15 TE16; found Narborough in Norfolk, Sedgeford in Norfolk, and two from East Anglia, UK. 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. [4 No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th-1st century BC. A bronze ring with D-section shank widening to the shoulders engraved with stylised palm motif; oval bezel engraved with a naked and bearded male holding a sceptre and seated on the back of a running bull. 8.59 grams, 23mm overall, 19.33mm internal diameter (approximate mate British R 1/2 USA 9 Europe 19.38 Japan 19) (3/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; previously in a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Fine condition. Rare.
9th-8th century BC. A pair of bronze elements from a staff or sceptre comprising: a tube with raised collars, two addorsed human masks and domed finial; a bell-shaped fitting with ribbed panel to the rim, shaft with ribbed collar and flared terminal. Cf. Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988 item 241 243. 260 grams total, 30cm total (11 3/4"). Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990. [2] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A mixed group of gilt bronze discoid plate brooches each with a conical glass insert. 53 grams total, 22-35mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970scollection numbers OP1-3 & OP5; 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. [4 No Reserve] Fine condition, one with pin.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze openwork plate brooch formed as four axes; spring, pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1630. 15 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O10; 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A restrung necklace of tubular stone beads with interstitial pendants comprising: two canine teeth; a bronze male head mount with attachment pin; a bronze bird-of-prey claw; a D-shaped bear-head mount with integral strap; a discoid pendant with three bear-head motifs. 57 grams, 64cm (25"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze phallus with keeled lower face, suspension loop to the upper face. Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 3.587. 11 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A flat-section bronze annular brooch with flat pin coiled through a slot, ropework borders, the text reads VEVMBRDONV a garbled version of WERbVM dO[Ï•]NI MAN, an abbreviated form of what would later become the motto of the Lutheran Reformation (when it is frequently reduced to the initials VDMA), Isaiah 40viii: 'Verbum Domini manet in Aeternum' which translates to 'the Word of the Lord endures for eternity'. Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450 London, 2002 item 1337 for type. 11 grams, 49mm (2"). Property of a European collector; formerly in a 1970s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A tinned bronze plate brooch comprising a discoid head with four voids and three pairs of lobes, ribbed collar and cusped foot; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11410. 3.80 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CoP7; 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition. Rare.
2nd century AD. A bronze disc brooch with domed centre, six small radiating lugs and two larger, enamelled rosette, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1064. 11 grams, 40mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U5; 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze brooch with broad median bow displaying silver wire detailing, raised panels with enamel fill, transverse finials with enamel, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1603 for type. 11 grams, 27mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Br7; 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
13th-10th century BC. An early stop-ridge bronze palstave with square butt, flared blade, convex cutting edge with lateral flanges, median rib and stop to each side. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 pl.42 no,521A; Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 77. 439 grams, 15.5cm (6"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX37; previously in the Clark collection, Dorset; acquired in the 1970s. 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. Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A parcel-gilt bronze disc brooch with central cell of polychrome glass; spring, pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11592. 7.88 grams, 24mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U44; 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. Very fine condition. Rare.
19th century AD. A bronze incense pomander with openwork outer shell depicting birds-and-flowers with engraved detailing, hook-and-eye catch, a suspension chain with hook terminal; the interior fitted with a hemispherical burning cup mounted on a fully balanced three-ring gyroscopic gimbal that ensures the cup is always upright. 66 grams, ball: 54mm (2 1/4"). From an old London collection, formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze disc brooch with radiating peripheral lugs, recessed rings, inlaid niello wreath pattern; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 10771 for type. 6.52 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number D15; 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. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
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