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LOT 0931
Late Roman Bronze Ring Belonging to Diogenes
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.21 grams, 25.66 mm overall, 20.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
With ellipsoid bezel, pointillé border enclosing Greek text 'ΔΙΟΓ/ΕΝΩ' '[property] of Diogenes'. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 481, for type.
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Roman Silver Decorated Dish
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising a shallow bowl fitted with handles and raised foot, the rim engraved with petals. 39 grams, 95 mm wide
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection. Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
In regards of the shape, Roman silver vessels usually fall into three classes: (1) vessels for eating; (2) vessels for drinking; (3) jugs and saucepans (trullae). The first class includes flat, circular dishes (lances), often of considerable size; the situlae or buckets, and the bowls with projecting rims (our specimen) of various dimensions. The form of the present bowl (probably used for spices, like pepper [piperatoria]) occurs all over the Mediterranean basin, and is Alexandrian in origin.
