Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.. Comprising one round-section in deep blue, one similar in deep red, and a D-section in pale blue/turquoise. Cf. Ivleva, T,, 'The origin of Romano-British Glass Bangles: Forgotten Artefacts from the Late Pre-Roman Iron Age' in Britannia, 2020, pp.1-46, fig.3, for similar. 14.3 grams total, 42-55 mm (1 5/8 - 2 1/8 in.).
Bangles did not occur in a vacuum after the Roman invasion but were an integral part of globalising networks of cross-Channel trade and connections with the European mainland in the early first century A.D. According to J. Price bangles were first developed in southern Britain in the late Claudio-Neronian period (A.D. 43–65/70) and that in subsequent periods the craft of bangle-making quickly spread further north with the advance of the Roman army.
Formerly with a Bournemouth gentleman. Ex Essex collection. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013. [No Reserve]
Price realized | 95 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 100 GBP |