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LOT 0615
Roman Bone Hercules Club Pendant
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (8.62 grams, 74 mm).
With tapering shank and bulbous end, rows of ring-and-dot detailing, pierced at the narrow end.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Intaglio Depicting Castor
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Hollow-formed ring with inset intaglio, profile bust of Castor, son of Zeus, with star above his brow; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.24 grams, 27.39 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12391-226043. -
Roman Glass Gnostic Gemstone with Hybrid Creature
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Ellipsoid insert with intaglio figure, the upper half a human in profile with one arms raised, the lower a stylised monkey with attribute on its head. 1.49 grams, 22 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. -
Roman Bronze Seated Child Statuette
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Modelled in the round seated and with the head turned slightly upwards, left hand modelled open to grip a separate object; mounted on a custom-made stand. 55.5 grams total, 57 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
