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LOT 0104
Roman Bronze Theatrical Mask Mount
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (57.3 grams, 64 mm).
Modelled in the half-round with large eyes and hair arranged in orderly curls, applied silver panels to the eyes and enamel pupils.
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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Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Comprising a D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, set with an intaglio with a composite animal figure (gryllos) advancing on a baseline, wearing a bridled horse protome with a twig in its mouth, a silen's mask on the breast, the tail formed as a ram's head with a twig in its mouth, and the legs of a cockerel. 8.83 grams, 22.17 mm overall, 16.02 x 13.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
UK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s. -
Roman Opaque White Glass Unguentarium
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Squat in profile with tall, trumpet-style neck and everted rim. 10.4 grams, 41 mm
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s. -
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Roman Sardonyx Gemstone in Silver Ring
1st century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
An oval intaglio showing a hand with summum bonum: cornucopia and poppy ear, set in a later ring with granulation; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.37 grams, 23.00 mm overall, 16.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Acquired on the European art market.
