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LOT 0951
Roman Bronze Ring Bezel Group
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.51 grams total, 20-21 mm).
Comprising: vesica-shaped bezel with incise togate standing figure with sceptre; ellipsoid bezel with profile bust. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Venus
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Ellipsoid bezel with intaglio image of Venus standing nude holding a mirror in one hand and dressing her hair with the other. 2.70 grams, 21.15 mm overall, 18.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman and Later Artefact Group
1st-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising complete and fragmentary artefacts: a glass cameo; seal; implements; strap ends; mounting studs; brooches; weights; buckles; pendants; together with other miscellaneous artefacts. 498 grams total, 0.8-13.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Roman Bronze Mercury Statuette
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
The figure standing nude with right hand pressed against the hip, left arm bent and forearm extended; narrow chlamys worn across the shoulders and down the back terminating at the rear of the knees; the facial features modelled in some detail with slight oversized eyes, perhaps to accept a silver inlay; petasos to the head with vestigial lateral wings; mounted on a custom-made stand. 778 grams total, 17.2 cm including stand
Acquired from Simon Shipp, circa 1997. Believed to be published in an old Den of Antiquity catalogue. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
