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LOT 0663
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Standing Deity Between Doors
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.76 grams, 13 mm).
Brownish-orange intaglio with incuse scene of a deity standing beneath an arch with two open doors, flanked by two standards, tiled floor below; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
London collection, acquired on the UK art market.
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LOT 0663
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Standing Deity Between Doors
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Roman Gold Ring with Burnt Agate Cameo of Eros, the Greek God of Love Riding a Hippocampus
1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
D-section hoop with ellipsoid cell, inset cameo with Eros on a hippocamp. 3.59 grams, 20.92 mm overall, 16.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
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Roman White Chalcedony Cameo of a Theatrical Mask
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Showing a New Comedy, 'Cook' type theatre mask with an open mouth; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.07 grams, 13 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
Miniature models of theatrical masks were mass-produced in the ancient world, and can be linked with the Dionysiac mysteries, in association with funeral rites, illustrating the Dionysiac thiasos, the orgiastic world of satyrs and maenads. However, they can also be miniature models of masks linked with highbrow Sophoclean and Euripidean tragedy, or with so-called Middle Comedy, which now only survives in fragments. -
Roman Yellow Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of mainly annular and oblate beads with a central drop, restrung. 8.1 grams, 38 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.
