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LOT 0083
Roman Garnet Cameo of Eros
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.76 grams, 9 mm).
With the head of Eros, the god of love, facing; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0083
Roman Garnet Cameo of Eros
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Roman or Gandharan Silver Flat-Bottom Bowl
Circa late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Squat in profile with a gently domed base, curved sidewall with carination below the rim. 244 grams, 17 cm
Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979. Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art. with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.51 (part). Accompanied by the original Christie's lot ticket and bar code label. -
Roman Bronze Axe Wheel Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With rim formed from four conjoined axe motifs; hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. 7.74 grams, 37 mm
Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. Accompanied by a handwritten dealer's ticket. -
Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single tesserae of various colours and sizes, mostly cuboid. 350 grams total, 7-14 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Roman mosaics were made from small cubes of natural stone and terracotta possibly cut from tile or brick. Each of these small cubes was called a tessera (plural tesserae) from the Latin word for dice.
