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Lot 13
Celtic enamelled harness mount. A late Iron Age bronze 'Eared' mount from a horse harness. The front face of the mount has champleve enamel decoration, the main elements of which are two opposed crescents of red enamel. Each crescent contains a la tene style scrolling foliate motif with terminals in the form of petals and three roundels inlaid with blue glass. There are four further areas of red enamel and two perforations of identical shape. The enamel inlay is complimented by finely engraved curvelinear decoration. On the reverse are a pair of rectangular loops for attachment to the straps. This style of decoration is seen on two other examples from South-East England, from London and from Kent. CF. British Museum object number 1856,0701.998 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1856-0701-998 The overall form of the mount resembles a facing animal mask, hidden zoomorphic and anthropomorphic elements are often incorporated into late Iron Age art. Condition: glossy patina on the front face with almost all the enamel intact. Some nibbling to the edges around the periphery otherwise vey fine condition. Circa mid 1st century BC - mid 1st century AD. 83mm x 64mm, 60.2g.References: Jope, E M, Early Celtic Art in the British Isles: plate 297 a-e; Megaw, R & V, Celtic Art: Plate I.
Lot 157
Medieval Pilgrims Ampulla. Circa 14th-15th century AD. Lead, 35.19g. 45.80 mm. The Ampullae were 'Holy Water' vessel purchased by pilgrims at shrines, this example is likely to be from Walsingham. Decorated on one side in the form of an escallop shell and on the other with an open pouch containing the letter R. Ref: Mitchiner. p. 141. fig. 403.
Lot 214
Excessively Rare Belgae Silver Unit. Circa 20 B.C - AD 10. Silver, 1.50g. 16.96 mm. Helmeted head left, foal looking back in front. Rosette and crescent below, pellet in ring above. R. Horse left, spiral sun above. Foal looking back below, pellet in crescent and cross in front. ABC-, VA-, Spink-. An unpublished type recorded with the Celtic coin index as: CCI 21.0001.
Lot 226
ElagabalusTetradrachm Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 219. Silver, 12.49g. 25 mm. laureate head right, with slight drapery, [. ] ANTWNE INOC. R. AΗΜΑΡΧ.E.YNΑΤΟC ΤΟ Β, eagle standing facing with spread wings, head left, holding wreath in beak; Δ-Ε across upper fields. Ref:. McAlee 758; Prieur 250.
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