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LOT 0641
Roman Bronze Ring with XLVIII
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.11 grams, 21.65 mm overall, 19.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Slender hoop with rectangular bezel stamped 'XLVIII' (48). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Gold Ring with Elliptical Garnet
Roman, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterEstimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Comprising a substantial keeled hoop and raised bezel set with a garnet, the garnet with a central lozenge flanked by two transverse lines, the ring shape is characteristic of Augustan rings. 8.36 grams, 25.87 mm overall, 19.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private English collection. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12955-245984.
The ring type is characteristic of the Augustan Period, and two further examples are documented by the Romisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum in Mainz. -
Roman Lead Gaming Dice
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Roughly cuboid in form with traces of impressed dot markings. 44.5 grams, 20 mm
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Roman Square Green Glass Flask
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £81
With dimple to the underside, squat square body and wide everted rim. 34.7 grams, 49 mm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
The object is certainly Late Roman in shape, although similar typologies did also exist in early Islamic glasswork. The bottle was probably blown into a flat mould to produce the ribs, then expanded and tooled to form the body.
