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LOT 0682
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 5/8 in. (2.16 grams total, 11-15 mm).
Including a rock crystal insert with intaglio hoplite and two other intaglio warriors, a later cameo with female bust. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceNorfolk family collection, 1940s-1960s; thence by descent.
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Roman Mosaic Glass Bead
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Barrel-shaped type with weathered surface. 11.9 grams, 26 mm
Acquired in London or Japan, early 1980s. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Head Mount
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Modelled in the half-round mask with copious hair and a circlet; exaggerated eyes, perhaps intended to have a silver overlay; modern mounting stud to the reverse. 24.5 grams, 30 mm
Ex P. Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s. -
Late Roman Bronze Tweezers
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Formed as two narrow flat-section arms with transverse ribbing, chamfered edges and impressed point ornament. 7.68 grams, 70 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.