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LOT 0176
Roman Carnelian Cameo with Young Cupid
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.11 grams, 31 mm).
Lenticular-section disc with central recess to reverse; obverse with integral facing mask of Cupid modelled in the half-round; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a London gallery, 1970s.
From the collection of an London antiquarian.
Cf. similar in green glass in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1814,0704.1797.
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Roman and Other Artefact Collection
1st century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: a small bronze animal figure; three ceramic spindle whorls/weights; tinned ring with keeled hoop; a bronze swan-head finial; and a bronze ring with blue glass intaglio. 91 grams total, 20-45 mm
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Late Roman Redware Oil Lamp With Daniel Standing
North African, 5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With a lug handle and oval elongated body, two central filling-holes flanking the image of prophet Daniel enclosed within a decorative shallow border; two thin concentric circles on the base, possibly a blurred potter’s mark to the middle. 196 grams, 14.5 cm
From the collection of the French archaeologist Suzanne Gozlan, 1921-2022.
The lamp belongs to the type Atlante X or Hayes II A. The so-called Christian lamps in Terra Sigillata Africana have been classified by Hayes into two major types, I and II. He has distinguished two classes in his type II, according to geographic place of manufacture or origin. Subtype II A group lamps from central Tunisia are characterised by a fine clay, glossy light orange slip, and carefully executed decoration using a great number of neatly drawn shoulder motives. -
Roman Bronze Military Ring with Eagle Between Standards
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With a narrow hoop expanding at the shoulders, oval bezel with a large eagle standing on a pedestal and facing back, a military stand to each side. 4.00 grams, 20.33 mm overall, 17.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
