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LOT 1081
Roman Bronze Ring with Portrait
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (8.06 grams, 22.86 mm overall, 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Integral ellipsoid plaque with incuse profile male bust with beard and wreath to the brow. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 262, for a more elaborate version of the type.
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LOT 1081
Roman Bronze Ring with Portrait
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Roman and Other Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Kneeling Gladiator
1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £130
Discoid in plan with low-relief tiered decoration on the shoulder, profile kneeling gladiator to the discus, volute nozzle, concentric circles on the base. 45 grams, 99 mm
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Roman Bronze Duck with Ducklings Mount
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in high relief with hollow underside and fixing peg; wing detailing and duckling to each side. 9.03 grams, 34 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
