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LOT 0564
Roman Banded Agate Gemstone with Head of a Goddesss
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.68 grams, 11 mm).
Scaraboid type with incuse design of a female bust in profile; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0564
Roman Banded Agate Gemstone with Head of a Goddesss
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Enamelled Bronze Seal Box Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including drum-shaped, lozengiform and other types. 37.4 grams total, 22-33 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Roman Gold Ring with Jasper Gemstone of the Goddess Fortuna
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,500 - 5,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,250
Comprising a heavy facetted hoop and a wide rectangular bezel set with a tall intaglio of goddess Fortuna or Concordia, standing and holding a cornucopia, and a rudder. 25.07 grams, 23.40 mm overall, 18.18 x 12.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13340-257983.
The ring belongs to type VI, Variant 1, of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. These rings, typical of the 3rd century, were often decorated with the image of the Goddess Concordia. Sometimes they show an image of the clasped hands, or bear the inscription HOMONO (Latin), from the Greek omonoa (Concordia = Concord). -
Romano-British Bronze Decorated Bracelet
England, 1st century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A complete penannular armlet or wide-cuff bracelet formed from a rectangular-section strip; decoration on the external surface consisting of three contiguous rows of punched grooves extending to the terminals, defined by two transverse ribs and three rows of punched grooves. 26.3 grams, 95 mm
Found Wilden, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.54127.
