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LOT 1953
Grand Tour Green Glazed Egyptian Shabti
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (153 grams, 15.5 cm).
With black detailing to the tripartite wig, bands of hieroglyphic text to the lower body.
ProvenanceProperty of a Devon, UK collector, acquired at auction; previously in a private UK collection.
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Post Medieval Bronze Jetton Pendant with Lion of Saint Mark
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
With winged lion passant to one face, orb cruciger to the other; pierced for use as a pendant. 5.45 grams, 26 mm
Found near York, UK. -
Emperor Intaglio in Iron Ring
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A glass intaglio bearing a profile bust of Gordian III (238-244 A.D.) with diadem and mantle, inscription to rim 'PONTI PP IIII'; set into a degraded iron finger ring. 17 grams, 40 mm overall, 18.31 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Fine condition.
Ex D.L. collection; previously the property of her father for over 50 years. -
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Gold Engraved Touchpiece
17th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Barrel-shaped with two impressed flat faces, one with a later engraving of a guilloche border and looped tendrils framing reserved initials 'PO P[R]' above and lower 'NU [.]M'; possibly a touchpiece or love token. 5.53 grams, 17 mm
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the article 'A Roman or Anglo-Saxon Fertility Amulet?' published in Treasure Hunting Magazine.
The design is reserved and very faint; the outer guilloche is quite convincing but the details of the design are hard to determine, and may always have been quite indistinct. The impression is of a 17th century love token with the initials of the couple. The finder's article implies an Anglo-Saxon date, probably on the strength of the guilloche which was often use on early Saxon metalwork - but it is a long-lived motif and not specific to that one period.
