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LOT 0579
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (42 grams total, 17-27 mm).
Comprising examples with: enamelled bezels; seal bezels; an archer's thumb ring; bezel set with a 'jewel'; hoops with inscriptions around the exterior; hoops with geometric schemes around the exterior; plain examples. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
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Roman Bronze Bell
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Rectangular in shape with heavy loop, a snake riding a horse stepping on an altar to one face, trident motif to verso; chipped, clanger absent. 370 grams, 10.3 cm high
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
Roman Bronze Phalera with Medusa
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
Domed with mask of Medusa, wings to the brow and serpent above; ribbed border. 51.9 grams, 60 mm
Ex UK private collection formed from the 1970s. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Asclepius
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
The oval intaglio engraved with Asclepius standing with head turned to the right, naked upper body, himation draped around his lower body, holding a caduceus with his right hand. 0.69 grams, 12 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.
Aesclepius (Latin Esculapius) was the god of the health and protector of doctors. The serpent‐wreathed rod is well detailed, a rendition which finds a direct parallel in a carnelian intaglio in Carnuntum, Austria.
