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LOT 0835
Roman Bronze Ring with Insect Intaglio
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (7.45 grams, 23.82 mm overall, 15.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E 1/2, USA 2 1/2, Europe 3, Japan 3)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, gilt bezel set with an oval glass gem with engraved insect.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Gold Ring with Glass Bezel
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With a hollow-form D-section hoop and tall oval bezel set with a glass intaglio bearing a profile bust of a lady, her hair pulled back to a chignon at the nape of the neck. 3.07 grams, 25.34 mm overall, 16.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Hellenistic Male Head of a Ruler
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carved in the round with fresh features and short textured hair; ears drilled; mounted on a custom-made stand. 287 grams, 10 cm including stand
From a private Scottish collection pre 1980, by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Amber Glass Bottle
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Piriform body with tubular neck, raised circumferential band at the base of the neck. 24.8 grams, 13.2 cm
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
