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LOT 0777
Late Roman to Byzantine Bone Artefact Collection
1ST-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 5 1/4 in. (43.9 grams total, 8.1-13.3 cm).
Including tapering dress pins, hair pins, lucet and other items. [7]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0777
Late Roman to Byzantine Bone Artefact Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Life-Size Roman Republican Marble Portrait Head of a Man
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
Private portrait head of a beardless but aged man sculpted in provincial style to be full of character with pinched mouth and furrowed brow; the short hairstyle characteristic of Late Republican Rome; nose abraded; socket to underside for mounting on the display stand. 25.75 kg total, 50 cm including stand
Private collection, Auvergne, France, 1970s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00131545. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12477-228801.
In view of the fact that visual conventions (i.e. the Julian hairstyle) developed in the capital reached the “Romanised” provinces with a certain time lag, this portrait head was probably created in the Late Republican or Early Imperial Period. -
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Roman and Later Ring Collection
3rd century B.C.-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising: Roman orange glass ring; Roman iron ring with glass intaglio; three early Byzantine bronze rings with solar symbols engraved on the bezel; two early Medieval bronze rings, one with a coat of arms and one with an eagle; one late Medieval silver ring with a floriated cross; two Renaissance rings set with coloured glass insert. 50 grams total, 20-28 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe. -
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Roman Heliotrope Gemstone with Ibex and Two Erotes in Gold Ring
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Ellipsoid cloison with profile grazing ibex beneath a tree with two erotes; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.93 grams, 22.82 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Private collection, England.
