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LOT 1235
Roman Bronze Vessel Mount with Swan's Head
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (128 grams, 72 mm).
Comprising a vine-leaf panel with frond detailing; arched swan's neck and head above forming the attachment hook. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1235
Roman Bronze Vessel Mount with Swan's Head
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Gnostic Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Four-Winged Abraxas
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with intaglio anguiped with four lateral splayed wings; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.21 grams, 9 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Late Roman Bronze Ring with Diploma-Shaped Bezel
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Slender hoop with median flange to hoop, bezel formed as a rectangle with lateral trapezoidal spurs, raised legend 'IAω'. 1.49 grams, 20.68 mm overall, 15.22 x 13.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
IAΩ (Iao) is the Greek transcription of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the forbidden name of the Hebrew god. -
Roman Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including Abraxas as an anguiped figure, tower with flanking deer, standing figure and other designs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.84 grams total, 6-12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
