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LOT 0675
Roman Bronze Mercury Votive Foot
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (92 grams, 70 mm).
Hollow-formed with raised posture, low-relief detailed strapping. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Gold Necklace with Blue Glass Beads
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Comprising gold looped links with corner-less oblong and biconvex lapis lazuli beads, hook-and-eye closure, centrepiece a flat sheet gold hoop with iridescent turquoise-coloured glass bead. 4.66 grams, 39 cm long
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1994, thence by descent. -
Roman Gold Ring with Gemstone for Servius
Mid 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With balustered hoop, broad shoulders with scrolled foliage detailing, discoid bezel with cell, inset nicolo gemstone with reversed 'SER/VIV' for SER(VI) VIV(AS) inscription in seriffed capitals, meaning 'Long may you live Servius'. 11.63 grams, 20.37 mm overall, 16.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.11995-211017.
'Serviu[s]' is a second declension praenomen (Glare, P.G.W., A Latin Dictionary, London, 1968-82, page 1,746/3) apparently based on the noun 'servus' (servant, minister, office-holder). The name was in use in Consular and Imperial times, and was the patronym of important Roman Gens, like the Gens Servilia. -
Roman Gemstone with a Shepherd Milking a Goat
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With intaglio scene of a man milking a goat with one leg extended, his back resting on a tree-trunk; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.79 grams, 12 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. Accompanied by a previous catafalque information slip.
