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LOT 0715
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/8 in. (1.2 grams total, 8-10 mm).
Two with intaglio standing figure, one with a dolphin and one with a scarab. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Altstetton collection, Switzerland, 1969.
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Roman Silver Lunar Pendant
1st-4rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Square-section crescent with suspension loop to the apex, bulb finials. 2.84 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of C. Sullivan, London, UK, 1990s. -
Roman Samian Ware Sherd with Inscription
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Bowl fragment in burnished redware with high-relief swags and gadroons; one with epigraphic '[..]MIO' legend. 140 grams, 12 cm
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
The surface divided into panels by conventional palm-leaf ornament reports often the inscription [CINNAMI]. The letter here left could be the end of the stamp CINNAMI, if we consider the last letter O just an ornament. His work was common throughout Gallia and Britannia. He belongs to a period of great activity at Lezoux, but also to a time when the potteries on the Rhine had to some extent displaced the wares of the south. In Scotland we must associate his wares with the Antonine occupation. -
Roman Rock Crystal Gaming Dice Pair
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Comprising two miniature dice with annulet markings arranged 1:6, 2:4, 3:5. 0.95 grams total, 5-6 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
