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LOT 0592
Roman and Other Glass and Stone Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (65.5 grams total, 2-14 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of variously shaped beads in lapis lazuli, faience, red jasper, glass and other materials, with some from Asia, North and West Africa, with some glass Venetian chevrons. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Roman Red Jasper Gemstone with Hunter and Dog
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Oval in shape, engraved with an advancing male figure holding a long curved staff on his shoulder, a water skin hanging from the rear end and a low dish from the other, a leaping hound at his feet. 0.71 grams, 15 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Roman Redware Fragment with Diana
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Curved ceramic fragment with high-relief image to the inner face, female in short-sleeved undergarment and outer stola draped over her head as a hood, holding a rod in her left hand and extending her right arm across her body. 19.6 grams, 63 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Dolphin
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With a large hoop supporting a lozenge-shaped bezel with a stylised dolphin facing right. 2.57 grams, 23.54 mm overall, 20.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
