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LOT 1293
Roman Banded Agate Gemstone with Engraved Bull
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.64 grams, 14 mm).
Ellipsoid with carved standing bull in profile; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenancewith Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 145, 14 December 2005, no.205.
LiteratureCf. Dalton, O.M., Catalogue of the Engraved Gems of the Post-Classical Periods in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography in the British Museum, London, 1915, no.122.
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LOT 1293
Roman Banded Agate Gemstone with Engraved Bull
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£180 (EUR 209; USD 243) ‡+BP*
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Late Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with The Fiery Furnace
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
With stub handle to the rear, wide rim with rosettes, the discus with an angel above three young men: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego with flames below; a low basal ring. 175 grams, 14 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The scene is a depiction of the story from chapter three of the Book of Daniel. The three Jewish men, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, were thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, for refusing to bow to the king's image. After having the three men thrown into the furnace, to his astonishment, Nebuchadnezzar saw four men walking unharmed amidst the fire, describing the fourth figure as being 'like the Son of God'. -
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Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone of Mating Pigs
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £975
Comprising a keeled hoop with wide shoulders, set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with two copulating pigs with a third one shown on the sow's back. 9.44 grams, 24.60 mm overall, 19.12 x 13.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13532-263672.
The type belongs to variant 4, type 1, of the Roman iron rings in the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. Ellipsoid shield-bezels with conically cut gemstones are typical of the 2nd century A.D. -
Roman Translucent Glass Unguentarium
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With piriform lower body, extended cylindrical neck and rolled flange rim; mounted on a custom-made stand. 56.8 grams total, glass:14 cm (15 cm including stand)
From the private collection of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Washinton D.C. and Florida, formed between 1972-2000. Estate auction, Weschlers, Maryland, 1985, lot 250.
