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LOT 0865
Roman Amethyst Gemstone of Medusa in Gold Ring
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.70 grams, 20.93 mm overall, 17.52 x 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Cloison with incuse gorgoneion in three-quarter view; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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Roman Gold Earring Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising of round-section hoop with flat lozenge-shape bezel, round section with irregular flat bezel and knot, flat lunar-shaped with knot. 1.27 grams total, 11-14 mm
Ex H Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Roman Bronze Zebu Statuette
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Hollow-formed in reclining pose with the legs folded beneath the body, tail curled over the rump, hump to rear of neck. 61 grams, 47 mm
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Gemstone Collection
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £380 - 480 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £210
Including advancing lion, perching bird and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.82 grams total, 7-19 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
One of the gemstones is certainly pertinent to a military ring, representing an eagle among two signa (standards). Both shafts are decorated with multiple phalerae and lunulae.
