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LOT 0604
Roman Dimpled Glass Jar
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (36.9 grams, 47 mm wide).
An opaque glass jar of squat, bulbous form and with trumpet-style neck and mouth, the body decorated with shallow dimples; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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Roman Silver Ring with Radiating Sun
Mid 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
A silver finger ring with gusseted panels to the equator, facetted shoulders, stepped hexagonal bezel with incuse sunburst motif. 4.61 grams, 23.30 mm overall, 18.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
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Roman Gold Ring with Cult of Jupiter Dolichenus Bull Gemstone
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
A solid, smooth gold ring with D-shaped hoop, oval carnelian intaglio with a bull surmounted by a star; repaired. 4.41 grams, 26.31 mm overall, 18.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
repaired
Acquired 1970-2000s. Ex Abelita family collection.
The bull, symbol of thunder and fertility, was an important component of the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, to which this ring is probably connected. The god is usually represented as standing on a bull holding an axe in his upraised right hand and a bolt of lightning in the left. This bull perpetuated the connection with storms, a frequent and rather obvious identification of power and ferocity. This was a Hittite concept inherited from the Anatolians and then by the Romans. -
Roman Steelyard and Other Weight Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A group of various weights comprising three biconical steelyard weights each with the remains of the iron loop, a barrel-shaped weight with five dots to one end, and a tabular-shaped weight with three large stamped dimples to one fate surface. 478 grams total, 24-34 mm
Found Rodings, Essex, UK. Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
