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LOT 0829
Roman Bronze Ring with Recumbent Deer Facing Back Gemstone
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.30 grams, 21.32 mm overall, 16.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
With a slender D-section hoop, square raised bezel set with red carnelian intaglio, engraved with a recumbent deer before a small tree, its head resting on its back and a long arrow piercing its back.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The iconography may refer to a version of a tradition in which Heracles shot the Ceryneian hind before it crossed the river Ladon.
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LOT 0829
Roman Bronze Ring with Recumbent Deer Facing Back Gemstone
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Roman Silver Decorated Dish
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising a shallow bowl fitted with handles and raised foot, the rim engraved with petals. 39 grams, 95 mm wide
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection. Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK. Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
In regards of the shape, Roman silver vessels usually fall into three classes: (1) vessels for eating; (2) vessels for drinking; (3) jugs and saucepans (trullae). The first class includes flat, circular dishes (lances), often of considerable size; the situlae or buckets, and the bowls with projecting rims (our specimen) of various dimensions. The form of the present bowl (probably used for spices, like pepper [piperatoria]) occurs all over the Mediterranean basin, and is Alexandrian in origin. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Dolphin
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With broad shoulders and ellipsoid bezel, intaglio dolphin and 'XA' enigmatic inscription. 4.35 grams, 23.65 mm overall, 18.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Piriform Glass Flask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
An iridescent glass unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 6.65 grams, 69 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
