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LOT 1008
Roman Bronze Ring with Minerva Standing
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.88 grams, 21.28 mm overall, 18.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With a slender D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, the oval bezel with Minerva facing left, holding a spear and a shield in her left hand, and a wreath in her right hand, with a flaming altar to the side.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1008
Roman Bronze Ring with Minerva Standing
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed as a standing horse with an arched neck, the front legs forming the pin-catch. 14.4 grams, 46 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Late Roman Haematite Four-Sided Amulet with FIgures
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Pierced longitudinally, the first side with a figure standing below a large tree (the god Hop?), the second with a tree and three animals, the third with an altar with two birds and a dancing pair of figures below, the fourth side with a dog, symbols above. 3.9 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Marble Portrait of Drusus the Younger
13 B.C.-23 A.D.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £6,500
Finely carved bust of Drusus, son of Emperor Tiberius; the hair shaped in a mop of short locks combed forward towards the brow; the features adolescent with soft lips and smooth skin; the nose chipped; mounted on a custom-made stand. 15.15 kg total, 35 cm high including stand
Previously mounted in an 18th–19th century bust. Private collection, Northern England, acquired in the 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13361- 259006.
The facial features of the sculpture reveal the physiognomic characteristics of a Julio-Claudian prince; specifically, Drusus the Younger, supported by comparisons with coin portraits.
