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LOT 0943
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Serpent on a Pedestal
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.63 grams, 23.46 mm overall, 17.53 x 13.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with a snake draped over an altar. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously with Richard Trescott, London, UK.
Acquired on UK art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 0943
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Serpent on a Pedestal
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman and Other Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including crossbow brooch fragments, insert panel with an incuse profile bust, horse appliqué and other items. 93 grams total, 5-46 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Fragment
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With impression to the reverse of the laths to which it was attached; prepared face with chestnut-red pigment; collector's inked findspot legend 'Ostia 9'56'. 284 grams, 11.6 cm
Found Ostia, 1956(?) From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Roman Buffware Oil Lamp with Bird
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Round oil lamp with a pierced handle to the rear, a short nozzle and two filler holes on the discus with a bird facing right. 154 grams, 11.7 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
