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LOT 1022
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Faun
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.45 grams, 11 mm).
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of a faun advancing with small dorsal tail and garlands round the wrists; 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 1022
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Faun
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Masks
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With an elongated body, long nozzle with a rounded tip; raised rim to filling hole with hinged lid bearing a mask with sockets to the eyes for silver inserts; handle curved and terminating in a female mask with hair dressed in tiers, eyes recessed to be inlaid with silver; broad nozzle with cup and raised rim; socket to underside for mounting on a stand. 560 grams, 15.5 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The lamp is crafted in a very fine style, probably in a classical form from the 1st or 2nd century. It belongs to a type known and widespread in the Mediterranean, with parallels in Paris, Madrid, the museums of Cadiz, Tarragona, and Aquileia. -
Late Roman Silver Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
D-section hoop with a gold collar surrounding the amethyst cabochon. 5.68 grams, 21.84 mm overall, 17.04 x 13.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, Suffolk, UK. -
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.
