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LOT 0629
Roman Bronze Ring with Portrait
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (34.93 grams, 38.63 mm overall, 22.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Hoop composed of angled and fluted shoulders and an oval bezel displaying a portrait bust in profile right, in relief.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 256, for broad type.
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LOT 0629
Roman Bronze Ring with Portrait
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Eastern Roman Silver Ring with Gold Setting
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Flat hoop joined to a gold bezel with flange and inset cabochon garnet, intaglio prancing horse; hoop restored. 3.68 grams, 21.64 mm overall, 22.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Acquired in the 1970s. From a deceased lady’s estate, by descent. -
Roman Inked Wooden 'Will of Pomponius Maximinianus' Tablet
Circa 320 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Two adjoining parts of an inked wooden tablet, comprising 13 lines of text to the recessed upper face with two piercings to the lower edge; the reverse with an inked inscription reading 'TESTAMENTVUM / POMPONIMAXIMI' (the will of Pomponius Maximus); the 13 lines of inked cursive text following the grain of the wood, the text containing instructions from a will concerning the inheritance of fields on the Mustulo estate (fundus Mustulo), to a Iulius Dancharrus (son of the testator); a field with eight fig-trees, bought from a Iulius Castricius, and several sheep to 'my beloved daughter Zabullania'. 64 grams total, 19.5-20 cm wide
From an important London collection since 1975. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by searcher certificate no. 200269.
The text is written in a very formulaic language typical of Roman legal-documents (among other things, familia testamenti faciundi erga emit Iul. Maianus: the entire possessions, in order to make a will, was bought by Iul. Maianus). -
Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Complete with pin and catchplate, the openwork design with horse bowing left on a groundline, simple stylised detailing to the body and mane. 13.3 grams, 39 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
