Roman & Byzantine Bronze & Brass Artifacts & Key Rings
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century; Near East, Byzantine Period, ca. 5th to 10th century CE. An assortment of 5 Roman and Byzantine artifacts: key rings, a pendant bust, and a seal box lid with a face - all cast from bronze, leaded-bronze, and brass. The 2 rings with the key at an angle to the shank- are both Roman made and bronze. The third ring is Byzantine period, and this shank is quite petite, and the key stem has a loop to articulate on the band. The pendant bust is cast from leaded bronze and was found in the Levant region of the Roman Empire, the woman faces right with her hair half pull up under a veil, her partial torso draped in clothing and the integral suspension loop at the top. The last item is a tiny lid - a hinge at the top, the obverse adorned with a stylized face in relief with shallow incised eyes and mouth. Size (largest ring key stem): 0.75" L x 0.5" W (1.9 cm x 1.3 cm); (band opening): 0.75" L (1.9 cm); US ring size 7.75; other Roman ring: US ring size 4; Byzantine ring: US ring size 3
Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#158807
Condition Report: Patina and mineral deposits on each piece. Ring shank on Roman ring is misshapen and may not fit correctly, could be used as pendant. Other rings are wearable. Softening to details on pendant bust, and suspension loop is intact.
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Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century; Near East, Byzantine Period, ca. 5th to 10th century CE. An assortment of 5 Roman and Byzantine artifacts: key rings, a pendant bust, and a seal box lid with a face - all cast from bronze, leaded-bronze, and brass. The 2 rings with the key at an angle to the shank- are both Roman made and bronze. The third ring is Byzantine period, and this shank is quite petite, and the key stem has a loop to articulate on the band. The pendant bust is cast from leaded bronze and was found in the Levant region of the Roman Empire, the woman faces right with her hair half pull up under a veil, her partial torso draped in clothing and the integral suspension loop at the top. The last item is a tiny lid - a hinge at the top, the obverse adorned with a stylized face in relief with shallow incised eyes and mouth. Size (largest ring key stem): 0.75" L x 0.5" W (1.9 cm x 1.3 cm); (band opening): 0.75" L (1.9 cm); US ring size 7.75; other Roman ring: US ring size 4; Byzantine ring: US ring size 3
Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#158807
Condition Report: Patina and mineral deposits on each piece. Ring shank on Roman ring is misshapen and may not fit correctly, could be used as pendant. Other rings are wearable. Softening to details on pendant bust, and suspension loop is intact.
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