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ORDER OF SALE Neolithic to Byzantine Lots 1-44 Jewellery Lots 45-64 Egyptian Lots 65-124 Near Eastern Lots 125-167 Mediterranean World Lots 168-210 NEOLITHIC TO BYZANTINE PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Lots 1-8, 45-52, 128, 139 and 145-146

A ROMAN BRONZE STRIGIL

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN BRONZE STRIGIL
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The curved blade decorated with stippled scrolling tendrils on the upper surface, with attachment ring through the rectangular pierced handle, 12 in. (30.5 cm.) long; two others, one with dotted tendril details and the handle with animal head terminal, both circa 1st-2nd Century A.D., 8¼ in. (21 cm.) long max.; a Roman bronze mirror with short attachment tang, the reverse decorated with concentric rings, 5¾ in. (14.4 cm.) diam.; a bronze mirror plate from a hinged mirror, the exterior with concentric rings, 3 in. (7.6 cm.) diam.; and a tinned bronze alloy mirror plate decorated with a border of punched holes, in two parts, 4 in. (10.1 cm.) diam., all circa 1st Century B.C./A.D. (6)

Provenance

German private collection, formed during the 1960s-1970s.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries. Please note that descriptions of lots in this catalogue do not include references to condition. Condition reports are available on request. Please contact the Antiquities department administrator.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Two smaller strigils and tinned mirror plate: L. Geiges, Die Regio, Landschaft am Oberrhein, Eine Kulturgeschichte in Bildern, Köln, 1986.

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