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LOT 1085
Large Roman Carnelian and Other Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/4 - 5/8 in. (16 grams total, 5-16 mm).
Comprising fifty-six intaglios and intaglio fragments, motifs including: a helmetted Minerva, a cameo of a male bust with a labarum, a kneeling figure, a standing figure holding a long staff and a snake(?), a reclining quadruped before a tree, a leaping lion, and others. [56]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London.
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LOT 1085
Large Roman Carnelian and Other Gemstone Collection
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Head of the Goddess Juno
1st century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £450
Hollow-form head of a young woman with hollowed-out eyes, wearing a fillet and her hair pulled back into a high chignon with dressed curls framing the face. 180 grams, 52 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-1990s, and thence to the liquidated estate of above. Accompanied by letters from the relevant authorities renouncing any current or future claim over this piece. -
Roman Gold Earring Pair
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Matched pair, each comprising an oval plaque with raised bezel with glass insert, round-section tear-shaped hoop with hook-and-eye closure, tubular dangle with ribbed body and coiled ends. 3.07 grams total, 43 mm each
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Roman Bone Gaming Die
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Dark brown cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 2.22 grams, 10 mm
Ex Essex gentleman, previously in a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman's collection.
