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Click here to subscribe1st century AD. A bronze Aucissa-type bow brooch with ribbed bow, P-shaped profile, knop finial, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 833. 10.28 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze Aucissa bow brooch with hinged pin, deep bow with median beaded fillet, tapering foot with catch to the rear and domed finial. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 833. 13 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze flat section coiled bracelet in the form of a snake; ring and dot motif to the entre of the body with semi-circles to the edge' roundel to the base of the head inlaid with yellow gass; eyes to head engraved semi-circles. 74 grams, 79mm (3 1/8"). Ex Bernard C. Pickard collection, Hampshire, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A goup of three bronze medical instruments consisting of: a instrument with long handle and hooked end; a spoon with tapering handle ending in a point, surface of handle with file, round deeply dished spoon bowl; a spoon with long thin handle, balustered collar and elongated spoon bowl, spatula to the other end. 34 grams total, 11-14cm (4 1/4 - 5 1/2"). Ex Bernard C. Pickard collection, Hampshire, UK. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A bronze brooch in the form of a cicada with wings folded back against the body; incised lines to the head and hatched detailing to the body; pin spring and catch plate to the underside. 18 grams, 68cm (2 3/4"). From an old British private collection; formed between 1975 and 1985. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze brooch in the form of a advancing gladiator, helmet covering face, short tunic to knees and right hand holding sword across chest; pin and catch plate to the back. 6.56 grams, 42mm (1 1/2"). From a West London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of Minerva (Athena) standing in long robes with aegis across the front; wearing a Corinthian helmet with large plume and owl to the front; left hand bent at the elbow and originally holding a spear; right hand held forward. 29 grams, 68mm (2 3/4"). From the collection of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A bronze ring with round section hoop widening to the angled shoulder; small oval bezel engraved with the figure of a stansing quadruped. 4.36 grams, 26.19mm overall, 16.73 x 14.36mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/4, USA 4 3/4, Europe 15 1/2, Japan 8 1/2) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze oval phalera with tang to the top; to the centre a high relief repousse image of a satyr, head turned slightly to the left, ivy leaves in he hair and small horns to the front of the head. 19 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze bowl- or vessel-mount formed as a female bust with peplos dress gathered at the shoulders, hairstyle of tresses piled above the head with loop to the reverse. See Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 204. 18 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Ex Michael Nellist collection, Cornwall, UK; acquired on the UK art market 1970-2000. The Mike Nellist Collection. His interest in antiquity was piqued when, during the 1970s, he spent some time working in Israel and had the opportunity to visit Roman-period locations including Lake Galilee and Masada, the site of the famous Judaean revolt and subsequent massacre. He made his first purchases at that time and was soon building an enviable collection of artefacts. While at university, he was able to study human remains at first hand in conjunction with archaeological research and from there his passion for the human aspects of historical research was kindled. Now retired, Mike indulges one of his other passions – wildlife and nature photography. [No Reserve] Fine condition, usage wear.
1st-2nd century AD. A group of bronze medical instruments consisting of a short scalpel with wide angled blade; a spoon with thin handle and deep dish; a spatula with angled head and thin body with globular end; a spoon with miniature dish and balustrade handle. 42 grams, 8-17.5cm (3 1/4 - 6 3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in an important European collection. [4] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A D-section bronze hoop with flared shoulders, elliptical bezel with intaglio image of a man and horse advancing within a border. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 138 for type. 5.44 grams, 23mm overall, 16.32x19.72mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (1"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze vessel handle in the form of a panther with arching body, lower legs together with tail arching between, front legs splayed and with head between, mouth slightly open. 65 grams, 54mm (2 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a discoid plate brooch with enamelled face, hinged pin; a plate brooch formed as two dolphins on a baseline, hinged pin; a bow brooch of a horse with sprung pin. 12 grams, 25-29mm (1 - 1 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. [3] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure of Venus (Aphrodite) naked and with hair parted in the centre and falling to the shoulders, stephane crown to the top; left hand holding a mirror and right hand holding a tress of hair; standing on a circular base. 87 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Very fine condition.
8th-10th century AD. A bronze heart-shaped buckle with tongue curved over the forward edge of the loop; hinged belt plate with openwork floral motif, three holes for attachment pins. Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 951. 29 grams, 81mm (3 1/8"). From the private collection of a Californian lady; previously in a collection formed 1980s-early 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Professionally conserved.
7th century AD. A bronze steelyard arm, square in section with one pyramidal and one knop finial, gradation marks and numeric letters to three faces, attachment holes and slot; marked in pointillé letters '????yrio' ([belonging to] Porphyry) with a pointillé cross before; with old collector's note on numeric values of the characters. 682 grams, 51cm (20"). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired London art market, 1960s-1980s. [No Reserve] Fair condition. Rare.
4th-6th century AD. A bronze finger ring with D-section hoop, elliptical bezel with incised border and two monograms. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Leeds, 1994, item 475 for type. 8.19 grams, 25mm overall, 20.30mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22) (1"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
4th-6th century AD. A bronze finger ring with discoid bezel, incised border enclosing two lines of text 'H[.]H / ICEU'. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Leeds, 1994, item 475 for type. 4.86 grams, 20mm overall, 18.64mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.40, Japan 17) (3/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th-8th century AD. A shallow bronze dished scale-pan with concentric rings, three hooks to the rim with attachment plates, punched rosettes to the rivets. 1 kg, 26cm (10 1/4"). The property of an English gentleman; formerly in a German collection; acquired 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition.
8th-10th century AD. A large bronze vessel with flat rim with two palmette projections for attaching double handles; tapering body decorated with series of fish with large eye; flaring pedestal foot. 1.6 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). The property of an English gentleman; formerly in a German collection; acquired 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition.
5th-7th century AD. A hollow-formed bronze slipper-shaped lamp with flared base, broad nozzle with annular socket, filler hole with hinged rim and separate hinged cap, cruciform handle with knop finials, loop below. 535 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). The property of an English gentleman; formerly in a German collection; acquired 1980s-early 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, handle repaired.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of Bacchus (Dionysus) standing and naked apart from a chlamys over the left shoulder; wreath to the hair and holding a snake in both hands that loops about the neck; muscular body with erect penis. 58 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
8th-10th century AD. A bronze weight, round in plan with conical body and domed cap, concave underside; incised circumferential lines, engraved monogram with pointillé detailing. See Weber, K. Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009 for discussion. 54 grams, 21mm (3/4"). From an important European collection, Munich, Germany; formed in the 1970s. Very fine condition. Rare.
10th-12th century AD. A bronze weight, square in plan with inlaid silver text to the upper face '??C?[.]'. See Weber, K. Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009 for discussion. 27 grams, 23mm (1"). Ex Paul Munro Walker collection, Bournmouth, UK; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th-9th century AD. A bronze ring with thin flat section hoop' round bezel engraved with a equal armed cross with hatched body and roundels beteween each arm. 1.50 grams, 21.28mm, 18.53mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 3/4, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 1/2, Japan 17) (7/8"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
10th-11th century AD. A bronze ring with thin band; round bezel with mounted warriors facing each other. 1.97 grams, 21.05mm overall, 18.80mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 7/8, Europe 19, Japan 18) (7/8"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
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