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LOT 0590
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Bacchus
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.64 grams, 12 mm).
Biconvex type with incuse design on the underside of nude Bacchus holding a bunch of grapes and a staff; 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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LOT 0590
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Bacchus
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllus in Gold Ring
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,100
Translucent oval intaglio featuring a standing gryllus wearing a gryphon-headed helmet, flanked by the inscription 'KAΛHI' meaning 'to the beautiful one'; set in a later gold ring with a D-section hoop; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 9.29 grams, 23.83 mm overall, 20.32 x 17.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13322-257896.
Fanciful combinations of various human and animal heads, sometimes with the addition of other elements, are generally called grylloi. These fantastic devices were more than mere artists' fancies and were worn by the ancient Romans and others for their supposed efficacy in averting the evil eye. -
Roman Gold-Plated Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Integral scaphoid bezel with female bust modelled in the round. 4.23 grams, 24.14 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
Private collection, UK. Acquired on the English art market. -
Roman Pale Blue Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Bulbous body with a tubular neck with a rolled rim. 25.7 grams, 12.2 cm
Acquired from Shirley Warren Antique Glass, Surrey, UK. From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.
