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LOT 0950
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Centaur
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.60 grams, 10.03 mm).
With intaglio centaur advancing with staff; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including a bearded mask appliqué, razor with eagle-shaped handle and other items. 42.48 grams total, 25.83-38.52 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Squat bulbous body with broad pelletted shoulder, stub nozzle and lug handle with lateral depressions. 101 grams, 91 mm
Probably by descent from the vendor's father-in-law circa 2006. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
The lamp belongs to the Eastern variant of Loeschcke VIII type. Most of these lamps were made in Ephesus, where several wasters of Loeschcke type VIII lamps have been excavated. Comparative neutron activation analyses of clays have proved the manufacture of Ephesus lamps at Sardis as well as at Ephesus, and we may conjecture the existence of other production centres, for example, Pergamon, where an excavated kiln has yielded a mould and a lamp of Late Asia Minor type. -
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Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Comprising a central enamelled disc with triangular lateral spurs forming a scaphoid plate, eight discoid cells to the rim, central knop; pin-lugs, pin and catch to the reverse; the enamel restored. 9.15 grams, 44 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
