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LOT 1032
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (24 grams, 40 mm).
Pelta-shaped with trefoil finial to the vertical lobe, recessed D-shaped cell with enamel fill, central roundel with enamel fill; integral box fitting to reverse housing the chord and pin, catch to lower end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1420, for type.
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Pierced longitudinally, the first side with a figure standing below a large tree (the god Hop?), the second with a tree and three animals, the third with an altar with two birds and a dancing pair of figures below, the fourth side with a dog, symbols above. 3.9 grams, 20 mm
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Roman Gold Matrimonial Ring with Nicolo Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £4,200
A 3rd-century A.D. opus interrasile ring featuring an expanding hoop with openwork volute scroll shoulders, set with a 2nd-century A.D. dextrarum iunctio nicolo intaglio showing an opposing man and a woman holding hands, the woman holding an ear of wheat, the male figure wearing a long military mantle hanging down his back; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.40 grams, 23.52 mm overall, 18.89 x 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
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.13346-257954.
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Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Animal Gemstone
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With wide shoulders and a rub-over bezel set with an orange carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing horned quadruped, possibly a goat. 3.27 grams, 22.88 mm overall, 19.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
