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LOT 0169
Roman Carnelian Jupiter Gemstone in Gold Ring
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (6.09 grams, 25.34 mm overall, 17.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With intaglio profile image of Jupiter seated on a high-backed throne, wreath to the brow; in a later gold ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M. Bartlett collection, 1990s.
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Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Iron Ring with Bronze Plate with Serapis
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Slender hoop with expanding shoulders, bezel set with a bronze intaglio with a gilt low-relief profile bust of Serapis wearing modius. 4.81 grams, 22.93 mm overall, 18.00 x 13.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Horse Head Terminal
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Modelled as a caparisoned horse-head emerging from a four-petalled flower. 60.1 grams, 57 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This is a horse protome designed to be a mount for a vessel or small furniture, a work of delicate Roman craftsmanship, a replica of a widespread Hellenistic model. Similar bronzes can be found at the Musée des Antiquités Nationales of Paris, at the Metropolitan Museum, and at the Mariemont Museum.
