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LOT 0562
Roman Bronze Ring with Bird in Profile
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.16 grams, 22.14 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
With a flat-section hoop, rounded bezel with a large bird with long neck and spread wing in profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Roman Banded Agate Gemstone with Apollo
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Advancing and holding a frond, a tripod behind; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.4 grams, 12 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London. -
Roman 'Suffolk' Bronze Bird Mount
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Modelled in the round with wings spread, lines of punched-point feather detailing to the wings and body; attachment lug to the underside. 12.3 grams, 26 mm
Found Suffolk, UK, 1980s. Property of an Essex collector. -
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Roman Glass Intaglio Showing Two Gryphons Attacking a Deer
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Ellipsoid glass cloison with incuse image of two gryphons attacking a deer; set in a later silver ring. 18.57 grams, 30.95 mm overall, 22.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
The subject of griffins attacking a deer has a long history and remained popular during the Hellenistic and Roman period throughout the Mediterranean area and beyond. It may be a symbol of the inevitability of death.
