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LOT 0669
Roman Bronze Ring with Bust
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.12 grams, 22.18 mm overall, 20.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Square bezel with beaded border, profile bust with vexillum. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Carnelian Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With thick shank, broad plaque, inset carnelian gemstone of truncated conical profile, a marriage. 14.98 grams, 31.48 mm overall, 20.16 x 14.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Vulcan
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Depicting a nude blacksmith seated on a stool before a forge, hammer in his right hand, holding an object he is hammering with the other hand. 0.25 grams, 10 mm
Private collection, North Germany. with Gorny & Mosch, 14 December 2005, no.238. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075379.
Probably a Roman copy of a Hellenistic subject. Some Roman ring intaglios were dedicated to Vulcan (Greek Hephaestus), god of the blacksmiths, artisans, and carpenters. Usually, the god is represented standing or working in his forge, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a one-shouldered tunic, identifying him as a craftsman. In his right hand, he holds a hammer over an anvil, and in his left a pair of long metalworking tongs. Sometimes he is naked, seated and working.
