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LOT 0184
Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Athena
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.87 grams, 17 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse profile bust of Athena wearing a Corinthian style helmet; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0184
Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Athena
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Roman Agate Gemstone of Apollo
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
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Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of mainly oblate beads interspersed with variously shaped larger beads, central feature an opaque teardrop-shaped pendant with irregular fragment beneath; restrung. 9.48 grams, 37 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £209
Including knee-brooch, trumpet-brooch and other types. 52 grams total, 30-52 mm
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
