Roman Antiquities
No | Subject | Description | Price |
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A1 image | Bronze Casket Latch | ROMAN 1st - 3rd century AD. Bronze casket latch in the unusual form of a sweet little standing young girl. She carries some implements, and appears to have a cloak-clasp around her neck, otherwise naked. Used for Protection and Fertility. Nice brown colour. Size approx 3¼" in length. | £145 |
A5 image | Bronze Figure of a Boy | Delightful bronze figure of a small boy, with a pert pretty face, holding a fowl under his arms. Good quality bronze, with high copper content, originally overlaid with silver much of which remains. In an uncleaned state. Probably the young God Lar. Circa 1st c BC-1st c A.D. Unmounted. Height approx 2". | £230 |
A6 image | Bronze Figure of Priapus | Wonderfully expressive Central European bronze figure of Priapus, period circa 1st Century. 2". Slight repair or restoration. | £380 |
A14 image | Small Roman Bronze Bells | Bargain! Interesting collection of early little bronze bells, mid 1st millennium B.C. 16 on last count! | £75 |
A39 image | Glass Spindle Whorl | Lovely, heavy glass Roman spindle whorl with silver and black iridescence. | £25 |
A42 image | Bronze Roman Toilet Tweezers | Really nice pair of plain bronze Roman toilet tweezers, with lovely green mottled patination. Approx 2 1/2 " | £45 |