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LOT 0755
Roman and Later Artefact Group
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5 1/4 in. (498 grams total, 0.8-13.3 cm).
Comprising complete and fragmentary artefacts: a glass cameo; seal; implements; strap ends; mounting studs; brooches; weights; buckles; pendants; together with other miscellaneous artefacts. [70, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Roman Period Bronze Dress Pin Group
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising complete and incomplete examples with decorative finials including birds, vessels, a human head and other forms. 85 grams total, 6.9-19 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Demeter Holding Ear of Corn
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
Set in a silver mount with beaded edge; the intaglio depicting Demeter draped, advancing left and holding ear of corns in her right hand. 2.21 grams, 19 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.
Demeter and Hecate were linked to the afterlife cult, so it is possible that the ring to which the bezel belonged was a funerary gift. Demeter (Ceres for the Romans) was the Greek goddess of the harvest, the cycle of life and death and sacred law. -
Roman Gold Earring Pair with Modern Clasps
Circa 1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Each earring composed of an openwork drum-shaped body with domed top face decorated with filigree petals, the underside displaying a ring of bulbs, central dangle suspending a blue stone bead over a collared gold spacer bead and pearl bead below; modern ear-hooks to allow for wearing. 5.17 grams total, 47 mm each
Acquired 1990s-2000s. From the collection of a North London, UK, gentleman.
