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Lot 3175
103-111 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P legend with laureate and draped bust right. Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC legend with Arabia standing left with camel at feet, holding bundle of cinnamon sticks and branch. RIC 142; BMC 297; Sear -. 3.54 grams. Near extremely fine.
Lot 3181
107 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P legend with laureate bust right. Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC legend with trophy of arms (1 round and 2 hexagonal shields at top; sword, 2 javelins and 2 shields at base"). RIC 147b; BMC 359; Sear 3132. 3.40 grams. Near extremely fine.
Lot 3182
107 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P legend with laureate bust right. Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC legend with Danuvius (the Danube) reclining left on rocks amid reeds, looking right cloak billowing behind; DANVVIVS in exergue. RIC 100; BMC 395; Sear 3138. 3.42 grams. Very fine. Scarce.
Lot 3185
116 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO legend with laureate and draped bust right. Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R legend with Genius (or Bonus Eventus) standing left holding patera and corn ears. Cf. RIC 347; cf. BMC 549; Sear 3149 variant (obverse legend"). 3.43 grams. Near extremely fine.
Lot 3188
117 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO legend with laureate and draped bust right. Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R legend with Providentia standing left holding sceptre and resting on column, with right hand extended over globe at feet; PRO - VID across fields. RIC 364; BMC 607; Sear 3154 variant (obverse legend"). 3.30 grams. Good very fine.
Lot 3307
296-297 AD.. Rome mint. Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C legend with laureate head right. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI legend with Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia, R in left field; mintmark epsilon in exergue. RIC VI Rome 66a; Sear 14050. See Wildwinds.com (this coin"). 9.55 grams. [No Reserve] Extremely fine.
Lot 3377
19th century AD or earlier. After Cavino. Obv: TI CAESAR AVGVSTI F IMPERATORV legend with bare head left. Rev: hexastyle temple with gods in niches, pediment inscribed S P Q R surmounted by pantheon of figures. Lawrence -. 30.34 grams, 36mm. From a specialist collection of 15th-19th century medallions. [No Reserve] Near extremely fine.
Lot 3381
19th century AD or earlier. Cavino. Obv: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR POT legend with bare head right. Rev: SECVRITAS P R legend with emperor standing right before alatr, extending hand to four soldiers carrying standards; SC in exergue. Lawrence 23. 15.84 grams, 33mm. From a specialist collection of 15th-19th century medallions. No prototype medallion known and Otho has no bronze coins from the Rome mint. [No Reserve] Very fine/fine.
Lot 3385
19th century AD. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P legend with laureate bust right. Rev: CONGIAR P R legend with emperor holding scroll seated on platform right on curule chair with seated praefect distributing gifts to citizen mounting steps with statues of Minerva and Liberalitas behind. Lawrence 44; see Sear 3043 for original coin type. 22.35 grams, 34mm. From a specialist collection of 15th-19th century medallions. [No Reserve] Extremely fine.
![991-997 AD. BMC type iiia. Obv: profile bust with ÆÐELR[ ]EX ANGLOR legend. Rev: short voided cross with C R V X in angles wi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/969165bd-d380-4c05-83be-a70200d07166/cbb0edfe-b4ec-4cbe-dea2-f2843ed7f75f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 3583
Dated 1937 and 1939-1946 AD. Obvs: profile bust with GRORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX legend. Revs: crowned rose with thistle over G left and shamrock over R right with FID DEF IND IMP TWO SHILLINGS legend and date. S. 4081. 102 grams total. [No Reserve] Extremely fine to uncirculated; some bright, some toned.
Lot 3584
Dated 1937 and 1939-1946 AD. Obvs: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX legend. Revs: crowned rose with thistle over G left and shamrock over R right with FID DEF IND IMP TWO SHILLINGS legend and date. S. 4081. 102 grams total. [No Reserve] Extremely fine to uncirculated; some bright, some toned.
Lot 3585
Dated 1937 and 1939-1946 AD. Obvs: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX legend. Revs: crowned rose with thistle over G left and shamrock over R right with FID DEF IND IMP TWO SHILLINGS legend and date. S. 4081. 102 grams total. [No Reserve] Extremely fine to uncirculated; most bright, few toned.
Lot 3586
Dated 1937 and 1939-1946 AD. Obvs: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX legend. Revs: crowned rose with thistle over G left and shamrock over R right with FID DEF IND IMP TWO SHILLINGS legend and date. S. 4081. 102 grams total. [No Reserve] Extremely fine to uncirculated; some bright, some toned.
Lot 3588
Dated 1937 and 1953 AD. George VI. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX legend. Rev: crowned rose with thistle-over-G left and shamrock-over-R right with FID DEF IND IMP TWO SHILLINGS legend and date. Elizabeth II. Obv: profile bust with ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN REGINA legend. Rev: rose within border of emblems with FID DEF TWO SHILLINGS legend and date. S. 4081; ESC 6th, 4077 (old 956) /S. 4138; ESC 6th, 4394 (old 968G"). 11.26, 11.28 grams. Ex Spink (with tickets"). [2, No Reserve] Proof; first impaired.
![1382-1398 AD. Obv: lion with IAQV [ ] ROI legend. Rev: cross with [ ]R DVX[ ] legend. MPS 113; CLC 31.1 0.43 grams. [No R](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/969165bd-d380-4c05-83be-a70200d07166/2052824e-9081-4343-d081-7ca232508edd/468x382.jpg)
Lot 3632
Dated 1757 AD. By Roettier. Obv: profile bust with R FIL below and LUD XV REX CHRISTIANISS legend. Rev: crowned shield with heart over crossed guns and banners with COR BELLO PACE Q FIDUM legend (Heart faithful in war as in peace) and ARQUEBUSE DE CORBEIL and date in exergue. Mitchiner -; 6.71 grams. [No Reserve] Very fine, snick to edge.
Lot 367
9th-11th century AD. A hoop of four expanding rods plaited, looped to the reverse and the ends wound about the shank. 13 grams, 28mm overall, 18.86mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a Swiss collector; previously in a Cambridgeshire collection; formally acquired continental Europe between 1948-2004 Very fine condition.
Lot 3708
Dated 1851 AD. By William Joseph Taylor. Obv: profile bust with STRUCK IN THE BUILDING OF THE EXHIBITION below and H R H PRINCE ALBERT legend. Rev: royal arms and supporters with GREAT EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS LONDON legend and date. BCM 1463; BHM 2459. 17.23 grams, 38mm. Taylor was an exhibitor at the Great Exhibition, demonstrating his screw-press on which this medal was struck. [No Reserve] Good very fine; with lustre.
Lot 3709
Circa 1812 AD. Obv: profile bust with PATRON OF THE ROYAL LANCASTRIAN SYSTEM legend. Rev: Prince of Wales feathers with G(eorge) P(rince) R(egent) below and THE WISE SON OF A PIOUS FATHER legend. BHM i, 752. 7.16 grams. Joseph Lancaster (1778-1838) was the founder of the Lancasterian system of education. He opened a school at Borough Road, south London, in 1798 and divided it into small classes, each under a monitor; a group of these classes was supervised by a head monitor. In this way, and by using mechanical methods of learning, he could accommodate 1,000 boys. George III promised him his support in 1805. The King’s patronage and the consequent support given to Lancaster by his sons, the Prince Regent and the Dukes of Sussex and Kent, transformed the society into one of the nation’s most useful institutions. Before the government took an interest in education, it provided rudimentary schooling for hundreds of thousands of poor children. Very fine. Rare.
Lot 3748
Published 2001-2014 AD. The British Numismatic Society, The British Numismatic Journal, volumes 71-84, BNS, London, for years 2001-2014; hardback, publisher's green cloth; with the two R. H. Thompson contents indexes for volumes 1-58 (1991) and 1-66 (1998); paperback, publisher's green card. 18.40 kg total, 28 x 21cm. (11 x 8 1/4"). Ex libris Peter Woodhead. The BNJ contains many important, some essential, studies and papers, mostly relating to English coinages. [15, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 3761
Published 1978, 1980 and 1989 AD. Allen, Derek, An Introduction to Celtic Coins, British Museum, 1978, paperback; Allen, Derek, The Coins of the Ancient Celts, EUP, 1980, hardback, with dustwrapper; Van Arsdell, R. D., Celtic Coinage of Britain, Spink, 1989, hardback, with dustwrapper. 2.31 kg, largest 25 x 17cm (10 x 7"). [3] Fine condition. The Van Arsdell out of print and a standard reference.
Lot 398
5th-9th century AD. A flat-section silver cruciform pendant with rounded arms and applied loop, rows of punched triangles with a pellet in each angle with punched pellets, central knot motif with triangles and pellets. See Graham-Campbell, J. & Philpott, R. The Huxley Viking Hoard: Scandinavian Settlement in the North West, Liverpool, 2009 for discussion. 44 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, crack to reverse.
Lot 470
15th century AD. A flat-section silver ring with bezel formed as two clasped hands, ribbed cuff to the rear of each. Disclaimed under the Treasure Act, reference number 2013 T861. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number HESH-0AD8B7; accompanied by a print out of the PAS and British Museum reports, and a copy of the letter disclaiming the Crown's interest from the British Museum. 1.51 grams, 21mm overall, 18.75x19.10mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (3/4"). Found Shropshire, UK, 2013. Fine condition, hoop slightly out of shape.
Lot 482
16th century AD. A D-section hoop widening to a circular boss with maltese cross against white enamel extending to acanthus leaf against black enamel shoulders; the sexfoil bezel with incurved sides bearing incuse Lancaster five-petalled rose flanked by trifold floral sprigs above the retrograde initials ' R A' divided by a larger trifold floral sprig, the edges bordered with beaded and plain lines. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. 13 grams, 27mm overall, 22.23 x 19.31mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z 1/2, USA 12 3/4, Europe 29.49, Japan 28) (1"). Ex Meiling collection; reputed to have been found in an ancient barn near Gretton, Northamptonshire, in the 1950s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. The Lancastrian Sir Ralph Assheton (sometimes Sir Ralph de Ashton, 1421-1486 AD) held offices under Edward IV and became known as 'The Black Knight' after he was knighted by Richard III; his half brother was the alchemist Sir Thomas de Ashton; another relative, Sir John Assheton, was knighted on the field after the battle of Northampton. The family had fought with William the Conqueror at Hastings in 1066, at Agincourt, and had served widely over centuries. A later family member was a Member of Cromwell's Long Parliament. Lands were held throughout Lancashire and elsewhere with the family seat at Middleton Hall, and later at Downham Hall, Preston. Within the family, the forename Ralph frequently occurs, down to the related Ralph Assheton, who took the title Lord Clitheroe when knighted in 1955, so this ring could well be associated with the Assheton family. After the accession to the throne of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, Henry combined a red rose of Lancaster with the white rose of York to create the famous Tudor double rose seen in English heraldry to the present day. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] [No Reserve] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 483
16th-18th century AD. A substantial gold glove ring with round section shank inscribed at the rounded shouders with letter 'M' and 'R'; shoulder slopes to rectangular cushion bezel, inscribed to the inside with 'MDXLVII' (1547 AD); to the underside of the bezel four panels with swags of oak leaves; bezel engraved with the Traby coat of arms, being argent three bugle horns in triangle the mouthpieces conjoined in fess point Sable garnished, virolled. 65.61 grams, 27.50mm overall, 21.23mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British X 1/4, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.29, Japan 24) (1"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Miko?aj Radziwi??, nicknamed The Red (Polish Rudy, Lithuanian: Radvila Rudasis) also known as Miko?aj Radziwi?? the Sixth (1512-1584 AD) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman, Count Palatine of Vilnius, Grand Chancellor of Lithuania, and Grand Lithuanian Hetman (from 1576) in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Together with his cousin Miko?aj the Black Radziwi?? and the Radziwi?? family were granted title and position as Reichsfürst Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Miko?aj Radziwi?? spent many years as a military commander. While not the most famous of Commonwealth hetmans, under king Stefan Batory he was fairly successful in defending the eastern borders of the Commonwealth against the Muscovy. His political career was marked by his alliance with his cousin Miko?aj 'The Black' Radziwi??, with whom he opposed the other notable Lithuanian families in the rivalry for the dominant status in the Great Duchy. This alliance marked the formation of a dynastic-like cooperation between Radziwi??s and showed how family interests could affect magnates relations with the Commonwealth. Miko?aj Radziwi?? became an advocate of Lithuanian sovereignty and thus a vocal opponent of political union with Poland, (Union of Lublin, 1569"). Unlike the other magnates he refused to sign the Act, as harmful to the interests of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was one of the most prominent converts and advocates of the Protestant faith in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and his line of the family became devoted members and defenders of the Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church until its demise. In the Holy Roman Empire, the Tr?by Coat of Arms was situated in the center of a Black Eagle in a golden Shield, the word Traby in Polish means 'horns' and the motif lies in the extent of lands conceded being determined by the distance a horn could be heard in all directions. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition. A very large wearable size.
Lot 527
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years BP. A large example of a dinosaur tooth, Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) from the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. 35 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). From the collection of the paleontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. Fine condition.
Lot 528
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years BP. A large example of a dinosaur tooth, Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) from the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. 31 grams, 73mm (3"). From the collection of the paleontologist R Gledhill; collected between 1930 and 1960. The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. Very fine condition.
Lot 530
An unusual matrix specimen of crystalline Welsh gold in quartz matrix, in a plastic tube and in an old white card tray. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & Minerals, 2008, p.114-115. 1.6 grams, 15mm (3/4"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898"). This item is part of a historic collection of fossils and minerals which has recently been reviewed by leading geological expert Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. The firm Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd (Gregory's), was acquired by TimeLine Auctions in 2016. London-born James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) founded the company, which is the second longest-running gem and fossil dealership in the world. James was educated at Archbishop Tennison's School, and afterward found employment in a jewellery company on Regent Street. In 1858 he established his own business in King William Street. A few years later he moved to ‘very extensive premises’ in Golden Square, Covent Garden. He was one of the best known dealers in London, exhibiting at major commercial shows throughout the world and winning awards for excellence in Paris in 1867, Sydney in 1879 and London in 1862, 1883 and 1884. James primarily bought his stock at auction, from collectors and other dealers, and supplied many major collectors and scientists of his day. He built superb personal collections, a selection going to the British Museum. He wrote many papers and was a member of several learned societies including the Society of Arts. The business became known as J.R. Gregory & Company in 1896, still under James' management with the assistance of his son Albert Gregory (b.1864"). When James died three years later, the business passed to Albert. At the end of the 19th century most London dealers had folded or retired, many selling out to J.R. Gregory & Co. Albert continued by acquiring Russell and Shaw (Est. 1848) in 1925 and Francis H. Butler (Est. 1884) in 1927. Percy Bottley (1904-1980) took over the company in 1931, renaming it Gregory, Bottley & Company with respect to his predecessors. Percy’s company survived the 2nd World War by buying out all of its competitors, including the supplier to Pitt-Rivers, Samuel Henson (Est. 1840) and G.H. Richards (Est. 1897) in 1936. Percy also added many important collections to his stock including those of Rev. F. Holmes in 1940, and the Graves collection in 1943. Following Percy's death in 1981, the business was sold to Brian Lloyd, whereupon it became Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd. Brian had been Sotheby’s main Natural History expert in the 1960s and 1970s, and subsequently traded from Pall Mall. The business continued to thrive, and Brian purchased the Joseph Neeld (1789-1856) collection in 1974 and the historic gold collection of H.S. Gordon, first exhibited at the Empire Exhibition, South Africa in 1936. Brian moved the business to 12-13 Rickett Street in 1982, and to 13 Seagrave Road in 1993. He carried on the company's specialization in historic collections, most recently acquiring that of Robert Ferguson (1767-1840) in 2000. The business moved to Walmer in Kent in 2008, and was acquired by TimeLine in April 2016. Trading History Est. 1858 (59 Frith Street, Soho) 1859 - 1861 (3 King William Street, Strand) 1862 - 1866 (25 Golden Square, Covent Garden) 1866 - 1874 (15 Russell Street, Covent Garden) 1874 - 1895 (88 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square) 1896 - 1906 (1 Kelso Place, Kensington) 1907 - 1926 (139 Fulham Road, Chelsea) 1926 - 1981 (30 (Old) Church Street, Chelsea) 1982 - 1993 (12-13 Rickett Street, Fulham) 1993 - 2007 (13 Seagrave Road, Fulham) 2008 - 2016 (59 Liverpool Road, Walmer, Kent) 2016 - (363 Main Road, Harwich, Essex) [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Lot 532
A fine large display specimen of quartz, comprising six large and numerous smaller transparent to slightly milky crystals on a base of quartz, from Brazil. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & Minerals, 2008, p.222. 5.68 kg, 25cm (10"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898"). This item is part of a historic collection of fossils and minerals which has recently been reviewed by leading geological expert Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. The firm Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd (Gregory's), was acquired by TimeLine Auctions in 2016. London-born James Reynolds Gregory (1832-1899) founded the company, which is the second longest-running gem and fossil dealership in the world. James was educated at Archbishop Tennison's School, and afterward found employment in a jewellery company on Regent Street. In 1858 he established his own business in King William Street. A few years later he moved to ‘very extensive premises’ in Golden Square, Covent Garden. He was one of the best known dealers in London, exhibiting at major commercial shows throughout the world and winning awards for excellence in Paris in 1867, Sydney in 1879 and London in 1862, 1883 and 1884. James primarily bought his stock at auction, from collectors and other dealers, and supplied many major collectors and scientists of his day. He built superb personal collections, a selection going to the British Museum. He wrote many papers and was a member of several learned societies including the Society of Arts. The business became known as J.R. Gregory & Company in 1896, still under James' management with the assistance of his son Albert Gregory (b.1864"). When James died three years later, the business passed to Albert. At the end of the 19th century most London dealers had folded or retired, many selling out to J.R. Gregory & Co. Albert continued by acquiring Russell and Shaw (Est. 1848) in 1925 and Francis H. Butler (Est. 1884) in 1927. Percy Bottley (1904-1980) took over the company in 1931, renaming it Gregory, Bottley & Company with respect to his predecessors. Percy’s company survived the 2nd World War by buying out all of its competitors, including the supplier to Pitt-Rivers, Samuel Henson (Est. 1840) and G.H. Richards (Est. 1897) in 1936. Percy also added many important collections to his stock including those of Rev. F. Holmes in 1940, and the Graves collection in 1943. Following Percy's death in 1981, the business was sold to Brian Lloyd, whereupon it became Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd. Brian had been Sotheby’s main Natural History expert in the 1960s and 1970s, and subsequently traded from Pall Mall. The business continued to thrive, and Brian purchased the Joseph Neeld (1789-1856) collection in 1974 and the historic gold collection of H.S. Gordon, first exhibited at the Empire Exhibition, South Africa in 1936. Brian moved the business to 12-13 Rickett Street in 1982, and to 13 Seagrave Road in 1993. He carried on the company's specialization in historic collections, most recently acquiring that of Robert Ferguson (1767-1840) in 2000. The business moved to Walmer in Kent in 2008, and was acquired by TimeLine in April 2016. Trading History Est. 1858 (59 Frith Street, Soho) 1859 - 1861 (3 King William Street, Strand) 1862 - 1866 (25 Golden Square, Covent Garden) 1866 - 1874 (15 Russell Street, Covent Garden) 1874 - 1895 (88 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square) 1896 - 1906 (1 Kelso Place, Kensington) 1907 - 1926 (139 Fulham Road, Chelsea) 1926 - 1981 (30 (Old) Church Street, Chelsea) 1982 - 1993 (12-13 Rickett Street, Fulham) 1993 - 2007 (13 Seagrave Road, Fulham) 2008 - 2016 (59 Liverpool Road, Walmer, Kent) 2016 - (363 Main Road, Harwich, Essex) Extremely fine condition.
Lot 681
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD. A pair of ceramic figure of a leaping horses, the bodies decorated in red paint with spots to the mane and rump, mouth open to suggest exertion; female rider wearing long robe, the hair drawn into a high bun, hand raised, perhaps to hold attached reins. See Harrist, R. Power and Virtue: The Horse in Chinese Art, New York, 1997. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. 9 kg total, 48cm each (19"). From the Cheuk family collection. China entered an aristocratic age after the dissolution of the Han empire. The aristocrats of this period were both families of Chinese ancestry and elites of various non-Chinese peoples settled in the north. The latter were descended from the many peoples who originally occupied steppe territories north and west of the settled farming communities of North China. The imperial families of many of the Northern Dynasties were closely related by marriage alliances which continued into the Sui and Tang. A relatively small number of aristocratic families thus dominated the politics and court life of much of China in the Tang dynasty. Their tastes, fashions and habits became powerful influences on the growth of Chinese culture during this period. This figure was part of the burial assemblage of an important aristocrat and burials were constructed and furnished in accordance with restrictive sumptuary regulations that dictated the kind of tomb and the quality and quantity of grave goods. The aristocracy enjoyed both noble rank and official positions on a scale with as many as nine grades and tombs reflected the position of the owner within the political system. The tomb figures are superb examples of the of both the ceramic and sculptural arts that matured during this period. Their rapid development and high achievements are evidence of a society that placed great demands on the artists who crafted these works and rewarded them for their creativity. [2] Finely modelled.
Lot 1740
1st-3rd century AD. A silver ring in the form of a snake, body coiled round to form the ring; large head with details of the eyes, nostrils and scales; details of the scales along the body. 7 grams, 21.71mm overall, 18.79mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19, Japanese 18) (3/4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Very fine condition.
Lot 1780
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch formed as four radiating profile horse-heads each with notched mouth, curled ear; hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. See Heynowski, R. Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 3.26.14 for type. 8.72 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. Fine condition.
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