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LOT 0747
Roman and Byzantine Bronze and Silver Ring Group
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/2 - 1 in. (32 grams total, 15-25 mm).
Comprising finger rings of various types and sizes, most with bezels with decorative motifs, including: a cross with pellet in each quarter; an inscribed panel with dashes and X motifs; a hatched oval; raised flower head; spiraling oval and a feathered cross, together with other enigmatic designs. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sullivan family collection, UK; acquired since 2003.
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Roman Translucent Glass Bowl with Engraved Rings
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With slightly dimpled base, wheel-cut grooves on interior around the side wall. 103 grams, 15 cm wide
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Roman Bronze Bracelet Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising five with round-section bodies and squared terminals; the surfaces decorated with engraved lines and dots. 73 grams total, 63-66 mm
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Bracelets were worn in Rome by ladies of rank, but it was considered a mark of effeminacy for civilian men to use such female ornaments (Suetonius, Caligula, 52; Nero, 30). The armillae (or psellia in Greek) were rings and bracelets worn by women in the Graeco-Roman world on both legs and arms. Homer mentions them (elikas) as being part of the hairstyle of the divine Aphrodite, thus giving an almost sacred character to these objects. There were different types, the most common consisting of a more or less thick metal wire, or a flat or cylindrical circle, like our examples. -
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With painted designs in white, orange, claret, crimson and blue. 600 grams total, 5.5-10.4 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.
