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LOT 0001
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Chimera
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.57 grams, 13.84 mm).
With intaglio winged beast, forelegs extended; 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 Carnelian Gemstone with Swan
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With intaglio swan standing with a fish dangling from its beak; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.33 grams, 9.63 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Lead Child's Toy Bird
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A hollow-form figurine of a dove, with annular eyes, small wings and an open beak. 22 grams, 42.5 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman Marble Head of a Veiled Goddess
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
With a palla drawn up over her hair, stepped at the rear to indicate a chignon; soft, youthful facial features with fleshy cheeks and a rounded jawline; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.47 kg total, 18.5 cm including stand
with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 21 June 2005, no.344. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13198-250132.
The head comes from a statue that most likely represented a matronly deity, Demeter or Hestia/Vesta, the goddess protector of the home hearth. The latter seems the most likely, as she was usually depicted (as in the Hestia Iustiniani, a prototype often replicated in the Roman era) with a covered head (velato capite), a symbol of modesty and marital virtue for the Roman matron.
