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LOT 0560
Roman Bronze Ring with Minerva
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.92 grams, 22.09 mm overall, 17.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
With a keeled hoop expanding at the shoulders, oval raised bezel with standing goddess Minerva holding a long spear and shield at her feet, wearing a crested helmet.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
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LOT 0560
Roman Bronze Ring with Minerva
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Roman Carnelian Scorpion Gemstone
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With intaglio scorpion with curved tail; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.52 grams, 11 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London. -
Roman Apis Bull Statuette
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Standing with its left foreleg raised, the head held high and turned slightly left with a full, fleshy dewlap cascading to the brisket; the tail looping over the rump, with its end adhering to the left flank; wide-open eyes and flaring nostrils; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 106 grams, 72 mm wide (207 grams total, 91 mm high including stand)
Acquired from Charles Ede Ltd., London, UK, in 2004. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
After the Roman annexation of Egypt, Egyptian cults such as that of the Apis bull were syncretised, becoming part of a distinctively Egyptian form of Roman polytheism. Representations of prancing Apis bulls, turned either left or right, have been found throughout the Roman empire. Various parallels can be found in the Cincinnati Art Museum (inv.1956.13), in Walters Art Gallery (inv.54.1565) and in the British Museum. -
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Roman Censer Intaglio Gemstone
Circa late 1st century B.C.- early 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
With frond, tripod censer, coiled serpent and other objects; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.86 grams, 15 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.
