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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 Lead Weight Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Tabular in form with punched dimple, incised lines and other markings. 160 grams total, 9-30 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Birds and Dolphin Gemstone
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With shoulders tapering towards the plaque and two lateral knops, inset carnelian intaglio of a fluted vase with two birds perching on the rim, supported on the tail of dolphin; a marriage. 7.40 grams, 26.18 mm overall, 18.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Property of a Surrey, UK, collector. -
Roman Iridescent Pale Blue Glass Trulla
3rd-4th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £650
With an aqua-coloured hemispherical bowl and dark blue glass rim and handle with raised knops to the neck, the bowl with moulded lozengiform 'net' motif with kick-up to base surrounded by a moulded rosette; iridescent surfaces; handle repaired. 88 grams, 19 cm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
