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LOT 0994
Roman Agate Gemstone with Bird Holding Victory Wreath
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.68 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of a bird perching on a globe with its head turned to one side, wreath in its beak; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0994
Roman Agate Gemstone with Bird Holding Victory Wreath
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Roman Agate Gemstone of Syncretistic Fortuna in Gold Ring
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £819
Intaglio of syncretistic Fortuna, winged like Victory and helmeted like Minerva in a long robe holding a rudder with an ear of corn and poppy; set into an antique gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.22 grams, 23.31 mm overall, 19.46 x 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
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UK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s. -
Late Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Nine-Petalled Flower
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By descent to the son of a late Hertfordshire gentleman collector, whose collection was formed from the 1960s.
