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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 Gold Ring with Winged Eros Gemstone
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Hollow-formed with facetted shoulders, inset cabochon intaglio of Eros (Cupid) in flight. 3.22 grams, 24.20 mm overall, 16.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. -
Roman 'Leicestershire' Redware Sherd Collection
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a large quantity of mixed vessel fragments, mostly displaying part of the base or rim, and a lump of unworked clay; some with old pencilled or inked collection numbers. 900 grams total, 3.1-13.5 cm
Acquired from a private collector in 2004. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Roman Bone Pin and Implement Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising: two pins with bulbous finial; two bodkins with pierced finial; and a pin with a flat-section finial. 13 grams total, 8.5-12.6 cm
Acquired from various sources, 1990s, UK. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
