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LOT 1198
Roman Bloodstone Gem with Head of Isis
1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.56 grams, 12 mm).
Ellipsoid type with intaglio profile portrait bust of Isis with diadem; repaired; supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar heads of Isis on gemstones Furtwängler, A., Beschreibung der geschnittenen Steine im Antiquarium, Berlin, 1896, nos.2626, 2629, 4849, 4850, 8498.
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LOT 1198
Roman Bloodstone Gem with Head of Isis
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Iridescent Turquoise Glass Unguentarium
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Opening Bid: £50
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Roman Banded Agate Gemstone with Mercury
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with intaglio figure of Mercury standing on a baseline holding the caduceus; chipped; supplied with an impression. 0.54 grams, 11 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman and Other 'Colchester' Pottery Collection
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including: mortaria, cooking vessels, tableware and other types, plus stone age axe fragments and a domestic animal jaw bone with teeth. 8.4 kg total including box, 3-32 cm
Found Colchester, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export) From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
