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LOT 0714
Late Roman Silver Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.68 grams, 21.84 mm overall, 17.04 x 13.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
D-section hoop with a gold collar surrounding the amethyst cabochon.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
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LOT 0714
Late Roman Silver Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£90 (EUR 104; USD 122) +BP*
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1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large ring with round-section hoop and a raised plain bezel. 8.29 grams, 26.69 mm overall, 21.01 x 18.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
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Roman Silver Ring with Lizard
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Round-section hoop with flat plaque, incuse lizard motif. 5.06 grams, 21.46 mm overall, 14.96 x 14.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A78. -
Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of God Sucellos
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with luxuriant hair and beard, bare-chested with a short kilt and belt; left arm extended straight and right arm bent upwards. 36.7 grams, 69 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Sucellos was the Gaulish strong-man deity, usually shown with a hammer in his raised hand and a pot in the other.
