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LOT 0696
Roman Black Gemstone with Recumbent Lion
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.53 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of a lion at rest beneath a tree on a baseline; 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 0696
Roman Black Gemstone with Recumbent Lion
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Ex important German collection, 1960-1990. -
Roman Black Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of small annular beads interspersed with larger oblate beads, the central feature composed of three larger beads; restrung. 12.2 grams, 31 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Centaur
Late 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With broad openwork shoulders and applied filigree scrolls, granulations flanking the cell with an inset facetted octagonal carnelian intaglio with an advancing centaur with a syrinx; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.51 grams, 26.50 mm overall, 23.05 x 12.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
