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LOT 1099
Late Roman Group of Gemstones
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/8 in. (1.09 grams total, 7-10 mm).
Comprising: domed rectangular type with incuse cross pommee, elipsoid type with incuse anchor, similar with chi-rho christogram, and another with dove holding a cross in its beak (chipped); each with an impression, [4]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 1099
Late Roman Group of Gemstones
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) ‡+BP*
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Roman Terracotta Lamp Handle with the Bust of the God Jupiter-Serapis
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A large hollow-formed triangular handle from a lamp, with a low-relief bust of a bearded Jupiter-Serapis wearing a crown on a globe, a smaller globe with a star on each side. 152 grams, 11.8 cm
From the Puys-Aubert collection, March 1963, for 10 shillings. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.100. -
Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with intaglio anguiped with four lateral splayed wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.21 grams, 9 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Induction Scene
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stepped rim of a vessel with everted rolled lip, low-relief frieze depicting a reclining lady in profile on a couch with a wine-cup in one hand, rosettes flanking a poplar tree, small child holding a rosette (basket of fruit) led by the hand by an advancing figure in a large cloak, hand of another figure raised in front; old collector's label to reverse 'Young Achilles led to Chiron the centaur by his mother, Thetis'. 91 grams, 91 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.