Loading, please wait...

Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge

Details

LOT 0684

Cabochon with Hebrew Text

ROMAN, 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

3/4 in. (2.12 grams, 18 mm).

Octagonal in plan and plano-convex in profile, glass cabochon with three lines of calligraphic Hebrew text, possibly a personal seal for someone called Aaron. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.

CONDITION

VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 0684

Cabochon with Hebrew Text

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

Print page

RELATED LOTS

  • Roman Bronze Vessel with Folding Handles
    Roman Bronze Vessel with Folding Handles
    1st-2nd century A.D.

    Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (‡+bp*)

    Opening Bid: £7,500

    Ellipsoid in plan with low basal ring and thick convex rim, carination to the forward end; hinges to each lateral rim, the knuckles formed as addorsed duck-heads each with scrolled panel to the rear retaining the pivot of the ribbed D-shaped handles. 1.68 kg, 28 cm



    Acquired in Switzerland, 1996. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 30th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12363-226688.

    This vessel (lanx) was part of Roman and provincial bronze instrumentum domesticum, i.e. culinary or domestic utility ware. The form of the bowl resembles a type of helmet with carination to the front, the handles placed as hinged cheek-protectors.

    Lot Details

  • Roman Silvered Bronze Military Horse Harness Pendant
    Roman Silvered Bronze Military Horse Harness Pendant
    2nd-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    A discoid pendant with scalloped edges and onion-knop finial, recurving loop with beast-head finial. 8.57 grams, 50 mm



    Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

    Lot Details

  • Roman Bronze Triton Statuette
    Roman Bronze Triton Statuette
    Circa 2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

    Bowl mount with recess to the reverse and head curled backwards; the body an anguiped with curved limbs; mounted on a custom-made stand. 59 grams total, 63 mm including stand



    From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list