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LOT 0744
Roman Bronze Ring with Wheat Stalk
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.96 grams, 26.65 mm overall, 19.25 x 16.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with angled shoulders, oval bezel with a wheat stalk. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman Glass Vessel and Later Artefact Collection
5th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: miniature blue glass jar with flared neck; fragment of painted ceramic rim; crotal bell; miniature hand bell with concentric ring decoration. 150 grams total, 43.5-70 mm
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Scallop Shell Attachment Pair
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Each composed of shell-shaped body with a D-shaped lug to reverse, the lug with tapering spike to the centre. 343 grams total, 12.5 cm each
Private collection, Rosenheim, Germany, 1960s.
This pair could have been used as a double key or door lock, based on comparison with some keys from the territory of Gaul (Boucher, 1971, pp.200-201). They comprised a strong ring with polygonal-section stem and a rectangular point. -
Roman Silver Ring with Mars Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
With D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to snake's heads supporting oval bezel with indented sides; later large agate intaglio engraved with a standing figure of Mars (Ares) wearing a Corinthian helmet and holding spear and shield. 12.92 grams, 26.20 mm overall, 16.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975.
