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LOT 0828
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Dionysos
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.59 grams, 12 mm).
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of Dionysos standing bare-chested with flowing hair; 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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LOT 0828
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Dionysos
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Enamelled Bronze Bow Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Dolphin-type T-shaped bow brooch with tapering crossbar, bow ornamented with segmentation to the obverse and enamel fill; trumpet-shaped lobe finial; catch and hinged pin to reverse. 6.17 grams, 36 mm
Found near North Ripon, Yorkshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. -
Roman Agate Gemstone with Bird Holding Victory Wreath
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of a bird perching on a globe with its head turned to one side, wreath in its beak; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.68 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Goddesses
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Tabular type with incuse design of Fortuna standing with a cornucopia and rudder, goddess Victory before her holding tainia, the tips of her wings visible; edge chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.02 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
A group of carnelian intaglios found in the Snettisham Hoard, Norfolk, comprised subjects like Fortuna, Diana, Spes, a modius with corn, a bird and a dolphin, from the mid-2nd century A.D.
