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LOT 0820
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (3.82 grams total, 7-19 mm).
Including advancing lion, perching bird and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0820
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Figure of Hercules
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Depicted nude in a contrapposto stance with the weight on his left leg, holding a club on the crook of his left hand with lion skin draped over the arm, and a cup in his right hand. 115 grams, 86 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12615-234681. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The statuette, perhaps of Gallo-Roman origin, was likely part of a private lararium. It is a provincial work, but is well-proportioned. Unlike other statuettes of this type, Hercules is beardless. The upper part of the head was probably covered by a laurel crown. -
Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern
4th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Mould-blown with reticulated pattern to the body; the rim everted with applied trail beneath; iridescent surface. 70 grams, 10 cm
Ex Hanan Suszm, Herzliyya Pituah. Ex Archaeological Center, Jerusalem, 2015. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Dancing Satyr Gemstone
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Ellipsoid carnelian cloison with intaglio satyr in profile with shepherd's crook (pedum) over his shoulder. 0.35 grams, 10 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
