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LOT 0154
Roman Child's Ring with Emerald
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.22 grams, 13.23 mm overall, 10.74 mm internal diameter).
Integral flat bezel with inset green emerald.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, UK.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 199, 202, for type.
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Opening Bid: £1,000
A squat jar in lead-rich copper-alloy with concentric rings to the base, bulbous body, trefoil mouth with egg-and-dart detailing, strap handle with vine-leaf detailing, actor's mask at the lower end and a lion's head with open mouth at the other. 695 grams, 13.2 cm
Acquired on the Swiss art market, 2001. Private European collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12586-232162.
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Roman Imperial Military Iron Ring with Burnt Agate Gemstone with a Helmetted Warrior
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Comprising a slender D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, oval bezel set with an intaglio of a young soldier wearing a crested helmet, either Minerva or Roma. 6.30 grams, 25.14 mm overall, 19.63 x 16.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
UK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s. -
Roman Black Glass Juglet Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled as a miniature juglet with a bulbous body and a strap handle, pierced longitudinally. 5.56 grams, 21 mm
Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
