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LOT 0194
Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Hercules in Later Gold Ring
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (13.21 grams, 26.27 mm overall, 20.34 x 20.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
An oval intaglio engraved with the mature bearded profile head of Hercules, set within a substantial nineteenth-century gold ring.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
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LOT 0194
Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Hercules in Later Gold Ring
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Roman Black Glass Juglet Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled as a miniature juglet with a bulbous body and a strap handle, pierced longitudinally. 5.56 grams, 21 mm
Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Large Lower Section of a Roman Marble Figure of the Goddess Isis
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £3,333
Statue fragment of a woman or goddess, including floor-length robe and right foot with sandal; modelled standing with the foot slightly advanced, wearing sandals, chiton and himation. 66.65 kg, 50 cm
American private collection, acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Acquired on the American art market in 2016. with Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2020, no.88. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13078-249667.
Both the stance and folds of the himation suggest an Archaistic statue, perhaps the goddess Isis. -
Roman Cream Gemstone with Grazing Horse
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fusiform type with intaglio profile grazing horse on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.45 grams, 11 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
