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LOT 0900
Roman Black Gemstone with Erotic Scene
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.15 grams, 14 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse nude female standing beside an ewer on a stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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LOT 0900
Roman Black Gemstone with Erotic Scene
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Eastern Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Stag
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Ellipsoid in plan with an incuse profile stag with legs folded beneath the body. 0.32 grams, 10 mm
Property of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000). -
Large Roman Terracotta Ring Suspension Lamp
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Large oil lamp with two nozzles and four filler holes surrounding a central loop, inked collector's number '414' on the base. 217 grams, 15 cm
Ex important German collection, 1960-1990. -
Roman Marble Portrait of Drusus the Younger
13 B.C.-23 A.D.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £8,000
Finely carved bust of Drusus, son of Emperor Tiberius; the hair shaped in a mop of short locks combed forward towards the brow; the features adolescent with soft lips and smooth skin; the nose chipped; mounted on a custom-made stand. 15.15 kg total, 35 cm high including stand
Previously mounted in an 18th-19th century bust. Private collection, Northern England, acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13361- 259006.
The facial features of the sculpture reveal the physiognomic characteristics of a Julio-Claudian prince; specifically, Drusus the Younger, supported by comparisons with coin portraits.
