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LOT 1150
Roman Banded Agate Gemstone with Mercury
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/8 in. (0.54 grams, 11 mm).
Ellipsoid type with intaglio figure of Mercury standing on a baseline holding the caduceus; chipped; supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Spier, J., Ancient gems and finger rings, Catalogue of the Collections.The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, nos.253-256, for the type.
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LOT 1150
Roman Banded Agate Gemstone with Mercury
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Roman and Other Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of graduated oblate and spherical beads, restrung. 20.6 grams, 34 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Brown Chalcedony Gemstone with Goat
1st century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Brown-yellow translucent intaglio with an engraved billy goat with long horns, goatee and shaggy fur ambling to left on a groundline. 0.42 grams, 13 mm
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 252, 25-26 September 2007, no.1592. -
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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.
