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LOT 0742
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (2.86 grams total, 10-14 mm).
Mixed group including profile bust, seated female, perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman Garnet Gemstone with Bust of Julia Domna
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,600
With incuse profile female bust with copious tiered curls and braids, palla to the shoulder; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.06 grams, 21 mm
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13002-244442.
Julia Domna (170-217 A.D.) was one of the most honoured imperial women in the course of the Principate. Almost 600 inscriptions bear her name; numerous coin types portray her together with the emperors; important artworks where she is depicted (such as the Kassel Cameo, the Arch of the Argentarii and the Severan Arch in Leptis Magna) demonstrate that she occupied no secondary position in the Severan regime. She appears, consequently, to be a key figure of this period. -
Roman Bronze Key
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With tubular shank and rectangular-section neck, crescentic bow; repaired. 37 grams, 73 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Depicted standing on a mound, wings folded along the body, large head with lentoid eyes, incised feather detailing. 44.8 grams, 40 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.