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LOT 0173
Gold Earrings with Beads
ROMAN, 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 3/8 in. (4.41 grams total, 35-37 mm).
Each composed of a slender round-section hoop tapering towards the closure, free-running dangle featuring an emerald green glass bead between gold annular beads. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
1st-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising examples with: enamelled bezels; seal bezels; an archer's thumb ring; bezel set with a 'jewel'; hoops with inscriptions around the exterior; hoops with geometric schemes around the exterior; plain examples. 42 grams total, 17-27 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. -
Roman Bronze Standing Cockerel Statuette
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Free standing and modelled in the round with feather detailing. 9.6 grams, 22 mm high
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Danubian Lead Votive Plaque with Helen of Troy
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising a figural scene in relief composed of a mounted rider (Dioscuros) advancing left towards the figure of Helen of Troy, a worshipper behind his horse and another beneath it in the attitude of submission; the sun and the moon above. 91 grams, 83 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.
The image of Sol Invictus assumed a great importance in the Danubian cult: the frequent representation of the celestial gods on the plaques is paralleled by their representation on monuments of other mystery cults, particularly the cult of Mithras. The image of a Dioscuros on horseback is linked to that of the Danubian rider.
