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LOT 1138
Roman Bronze Betrothal Ring with Clasped Hands
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.37 grams, 19.65 mm overall, 16.24 x 15.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Flat-section loop with expanding shoulders into a flat discoid bezel with incised motif of clasped hands.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1138
Roman Bronze Betrothal Ring with Clasped Hands
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 32.6 grams total, 13-22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' suggests by etymologically referring to a square or at least a four-sided shape and confirmed in several cases by material remains of the past. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term token is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets. -
Late Roman Tall Green Glass Vessel with Three Applied Blue Glass Double-Looped Handles
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With cylindrical body on an integral basal ring, three crimped trails formed into double-looped handles, slender tubular neck with everted rim and applied two lines; repaired. 108 grams, 18 cm
From the private collection of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Washinton D.C. and Florida, formed between 1972-2000. -
Roman Miniature Glass Cosmetic Jar
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Piriform body with flattened base and expanding rim. 7.13 grams, 25 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
