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LOT 0190
Roman Chrome Chalcedony Intaglios in Double Bezel Gold Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.59 grams, 23.27 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
One intaglio carved with the image of an elderly man seated before a column, the other with the figure of the sun god Sol; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13131-248400.
Chrome chalcedony was widely used in jewellery and seals throughout the Roman Empire; it disappeared from use in the ancient world in the 2nd century when the known deposits were mined out.
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LOT 0190
Roman Chrome Chalcedony Intaglios in Double Bezel Gold Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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Roman Glass Flask
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Squat in profile with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, rolled rim, dimple base. 93 grams, 78 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Glass Vessel
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With piriform lower body, extended cylindrical neck and flange rim; iridescent surfaces. 31.4 grams, 10.1 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Roman Gold Cell with Jasper Cabochon
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Ellipsoid in plan cell with flange rim and a pair of loops at each end for connection to a chain; inset jasper cloison. 9.63 grams, 34 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980-1990, thence by descent. Private collection, since 1993.
