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LOT 0624
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Venus
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.27 grams, 8.38 mm).
With intaglio standing nude figure, possibly Venus, holding a cornucopia; 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 Green Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of various beads in an alternating pattern, the central feature with larger beads, including a dark green polygonal bead, restrung. 10.7 grams, 32 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Large Roman Gaming Die
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 4.9 grams, 14 mm
Ex Essex gentleman's collection, 2000s. -
Historic Spartan Basalt Cut and Polished Green Porphyry Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times; mounted on a custom-made metal display stand. 6.19 kg total, 33 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
