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LOT 0196
Roman Carnelian Intaglio of a Warrior and Horse in a Later Gold Ring
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/4 in. (2.43 grams, 20.04 mm overall, 17.19 x 16.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Engraved with a standing male figure wearing a pointed cap and holding a long upright spear beside a horse, the horse with its head turned back and one foreleg raised; both figures standing upon a ground line; set in a later gold ring with a plain oval bezel, divided shoulders and a slender hoop.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
The combination of the cap, spear, drapery and horse supports identification as one of the Dioscuri, Castor or Pollux. The same combination of attributes appears in Roman representations of a Dioscurus, including an example in the London Museum.
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LOT 0196
Roman Carnelian Intaglio of a Warrior and Horse in a Later Gold Ring
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£700 (EUR 812; USD 945) +BP*
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Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including Minerva holding a victoriola, Fortuna with a cornucopia, standing Mars and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.78 grams total, 10-15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Very Large Roman Pale Green Glass Pinecone Flask
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Featuring a long neck with a rounded, flattened rim and an oval body; the relief decoration on the body consisting of small, tightly packed knops imitating a bunch of grapes. 77 grams, 10.3 cm
Ex J. Lawton collection, UK, 1990-2010. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information page with provenance.
This typology of pinecone-shaped flasks is typical of the Syro-Palestinian region and was usually produced from the middle to the second half of the 1st century A.D. The type appears in two variants: one with a broken-off rim, and vessels with a folded rim like our specimen. -
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a diademed profile bust on each face. 5.04 grams, 27 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
