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LOT 0913
Roman Bronze Ring with Walking Lion
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.37 grams, 19.70 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
Featuring a slender hoop and fluted shoulders, an oval bezel with an advancing lion with its tail raised. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0913
Roman Bronze Ring with Walking Lion
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a D-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with a standing lion, possibly with a small prey animal in its jaws. 4.57 grams, 23.72 mm overall, 19.59 x 17.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Actor's Mask
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £51
Small oil lamp decorative rim surrounding the discus with an actor's mask, inked collector's number 'L100' on the base. 34 grams, 75 mm
Ex important German collection, 1960-1990. -
Roman Bronze Military Pendant
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Formed as a leaf with lobed scrolls above, looped suspension point with wolf-head detailing; knop finial below. 4.66 grams, 46.6 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.