Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0976
Framed Roman Decorated Stone Spindle Whorl
CIRCA 200 A.D.
3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (117 graams total, 93 x 93 mm including frame).
Domed body with ring-and-dot and linear decoration; set in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Ancient Art Shop, Berkshire, UK.
From the collection of a Nottingham, UK, collector, established from the early 2000s.
Accompanied by the original Ancient Art Shop certificate of authenticity.
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.
RELATED LOTS
-
Roman Glass Beaker
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £190
With a biconical carinated body, dimple base, and chamfered rim. 49.4 grams, 10.1 cm
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s. -
Eastern Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Standing Figure
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Plano-convex in section with incuse standing figure with arms raised, objects in the field, legend beside the lower leg. 1.88 grams, 15.98 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Gold Beetle Type Earrings
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Matched pair, each a hooked pin with a large hollow-formed domed panel and a smaller one above, dangle beneath with two iridescent glass beads. 4.48 grams total, 40 mm each
Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
The pair of gold earrings is in the form of a very broad "boat-shaped" crescent. The back was often filled in with a concave plate of gold, and a lenticular disc above masked the junction of the S-shaped wire hook with the body of the earring. They are typical of the 1st -2nd century A.D.
