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LOT 1165
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (2.71 grams total, 10-13 mm).
Comprising: a red carnelian intaglio with two ants; an oval intaglio with two insects(?); a green stone intaglio with a cornucopia, dolphin and other motifs; a rock crystal scaraboid; an orange glass intaglio with the head of a horse. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above.
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LOT 1165
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Black Stone Intaglio with Standing Figure of Mercury
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section with incuse figure in profile holding a staff. 1.56 grams, 10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Induction Scene
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stepped rim of a vessel with everted rolled lip, low-relief frieze depicting a reclining lady in profile on a couch with a wine-cup in one hand, rosettes flanking a poplar tree, small child holding a rosette (basket of fruit) led by the hand by an advancing figure in a large cloak, hand of another figure raised in front; old collector's label to reverse 'Young Achilles led to Chiron the centaur by his mother, Thetis'. 91 grams, 91 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Fully Preserved Tabella II of a Roman Military Diploma Granted by Antoninus Pius
158 A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
A large rectangular tablet with traces of the capsula of the seals visible on the outer face, with three additional fragments of the capsula; text to the obverse: 'A(nte) d(iem) VIII id(us) Febr(uarias) Tertullo et Sacerdote co(n)s(ulibus). / Ex gregale Cn(aeo) Antonio Tuae f(ilio) Cnaeae Selinunt(o) ex Cilic(ia) et Antoniae Talli filiae Nani uxor(i) / eius Selinunt(o) et Saturnino f(ilio) eius et Capitoni f(ilio) eius. / Descript(um) et recognit(um) ex tabula aerea, quae fixa est Romae in muro post templ(um) divi Aug(usti) / ad Minervam.'; text to the reverse '// M(arci) Servili Getae / L(uci) Pulli Chresimi / M(arci) Sentili Iasi / Ti(beri) Iuli Felicis / C(ai) Belli Urbani / C(ai) Pomponi Statiani / P(ubli) Ocili Prisci'. 280 grams total, 12.7-19 cm
German private collection, formed since the 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13525-263654.
Completely preserved tabula II of a Roman military diploma which was issued under Emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.). The owner was a Gnaeus Antonius Gnaea, who served 26 years in the classis praetoria Misenensis, the Praetorian fleet stationed at Misenum, and who was honourably discharged from military service. The emperor granted Roman citizenship to him, his wife and children on 6 February 158. Following the legal requirements of the time, it was signed by seven witnesses. Originally, tabella 1 and 2 had been bound together. Unique are the well-preserved bronze strips for closing the space between the rims of both tablets, which form part of this extraordinary lot. The first tablet of this diploma is stored at the National Museum of Scotland, inv. A.1987.133.
