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LOT 1226
Roman Agate Gemstone Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3/8 - 5/8 in. (3.67 grams total, 11-16 mm).
Including winged horse, Neptune with trident and other types; one supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1226
Roman Agate Gemstone Group
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (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 Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 34.2 grams total, 15-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' suggests by etymologically referring to a square or at least a four-sided shape and confirmed in several cases by material remains of the past. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term token is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Gods
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Broad hollow-formed body with rounded shoulder and stub nozzle, lug handle to rear; low-relief frieze with naked Harpocrates beside a facing toga-clad figure and Maenad with thyrsus. 122 grams, 12.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
