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LOT 0934
Roman and Other Lead Weights
1ST-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (880 grams total, 19-37 mm).
Including discoid, melon, plano-convex and other types. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Recumbent Deer Facing Back Gemstone
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With a slender D-section hoop, square raised bezel set with red carnelian intaglio, engraved with a recumbent deer before a small tree, its head resting on its back and a long arrow piercing its back. 2.30 grams, 21.32 mm overall, 16.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The iconography may refer to a version of a tradition in which Heracles shot the Ceryneian hind before it crossed the river Ladon. -
Late Roman Bronze Chi Rho Pendant
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Amuletic Christogram pendant with loop above. 2.71 grams, 37 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Roman Votive Terracotta Hand Group
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Each moulded with finger detailing to one face; or from children's dolls. 23 grams total, 34-53 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
