Roman Garnet Gemstone with Hippocamp

Hollow-formed and widening at the shoulders to a high elliptical bezel set with a black and white banded glass intaglio depicting a running boar in profile on a baseline; Greek letters KΠ on the surface under the boar; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.93 grams, 22.40 mm overall, 15.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)



Ex private collection, Contessa L.G., since the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in 1997.

The motif and style, a running boar with tube like body, seems to fit into Boardman's Wyndham Cook Group, and could be ascribed to the Graeco-Persian period, although the gemstone was later incorporated in a Roman ring.

The coin of Constantine the Great (272-337 A.D.) mounted on 22 carat gold foil, framed with an art print signed by the artist David McAllister, depicting scenes of Roman military activity; limited edition number 204/1150. 1.26 kg, 49.5 x 37.5 cm



UK gallery, early 2000s. Accompanied by a previous numbered certificate of authenticity.

David McAllister's exciting design is a 'one of a kind' work that portrays the might and riches of the Roman civilisation. This limited edition print is a celebration of the award winning artist's lifetime dedication to historical paintings of the ancient world. To enhance appreciation of this rare and historic work, each individual print is signed and numbered by the artist.

Squat in profile with broad shoulder and recessed discus with central filler hole; elongated nozzle, carinated sidewall. lug handle with tapering hole. 49 grams, 96 mm



From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.