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LOT 0698
Roman Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3 1/4 in. (123 grams total, 13-82 mm).
A group of bronze artefacts comprising: two pommel or box mounts with concentric decoration, a section of a twisted wire bracelet, a dress pin, nice bow brooch fragments, a 4th century coin and a implement handle. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Rodings, Essex, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
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Large Roman Green Glass Jug
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
A green glass jug with squat body domed shoulder, tubular neck and rolled rim, applied ribbed handle and trail to neck base; iridescent surfaces; rim chipped. 279 grams, 15.2 cm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
Roman Epigraphic Gemstone with Head of Zeus Serapis
3rd-4th century A.D.or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
A gemstone with one side incised with the head of Zeus Serapis wearing a modius crown, seen in profile to the left, surrounded by Greek letters I,Λ,φ, ν, Λ,Λ,Ϲ,Ϲ,Ε,Δ; the other side with enigmatic inscription 'BIKIω PIΗΔνMΗ IΔ φI ΛA'. 0.86 grams, 12 mm
Acquired before 1988. Ex family collection, by descent, Geneva.
Serapis was a Graeco-Egyptian god, whose cult was popularised during the 3rd century B.C. on the orders of Ptolemy I of Egypt, to facilitate the religious syncretism of his kingdom. During the Roman Empire his image was widely diffused in the east. Usually a third of these gems carry magical words which shows that they were used as amulets or for some other ritual purpose. These magical gems were inscribed with acclamations or prayers that suggest they were used as amulets for protection (in this case of Serapis) or to acquire charm, but only some of them can be linked with some divinatory or prophylactic purpose. -
Roman Limestone Column
1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
A surviving section from a small limestone architectural pedestal column base with remains of cylindrical column to top, decorated with a collar of conjoined lozenges. 936 grams, 13.5 cm high
Acquired before 2000. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
