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LOT 0670
Roman Bronze Armilla Bracelet
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (8.6 grams, 59 mm).
With snake-head terminals, the heads with pellet-in-circle decoration, the body with bands of transverse lines and punched pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From a North West London collection.
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Roman Erotic Leda and the Swan Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With a long canal nozzle with volutes, discus with one filling hole and three concentric lines enclosing a central scene of Leda and the swan, softly rendered anatomical details and carefully modelled plumage; two old stickers to base. 74 grams, 11.7 cm
From the collection of Arno Jumpertz, Leverkusen, Germany, 1924-1984; much of the collection was exhibited at the Neus Museum, 1985. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
The lamp's style refers to the Loeschcke type I, a style popular during the Augustan and Imperial times. -
Roman Silver Bracelet Pair
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Group of two penannular bracelets, each with a round-section shank, cross-hatched finials. 27.6 grams total, 60-62 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. -
Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Cabochon
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
Comprising a keeled hoop forked at the shoulders to form two elegant scrolls supporting the raised bezel, decorative grooves framing the garnet cabochon. 8.16 grams, 23.85 mm overall, 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s. From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12114-214295.
The type of ring seems to date (with the volutes on the shoulders) to the late 2nd-early 3rd century A.D., although the model is certainly derived from the Hellenistic world. The use of carnelian and garnet was abundant in Hellenistic and Roman rings, and the style of the rings continued without change in the Roman Hellenised east.
