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LOT 0687
Roman Gemstone Collection
1ST-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.
LiteratureCf. for a similar gemstone with eagle and standards D’Amato, R., Roman Standards and Standard-Bearers, Oxford, 2018, p.27.
FootnotesOne of the gemstones is certainly pertinent to a military ring, representing an eagle among two signa (standards). Both shafts are decorated with multiple phalerae and lunulae.
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LOT 0687
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £380 - 480€440 - 560 (for guidance only)$510 - 650 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Statue of Demeter with Cornucopia
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled in the round standing with legs advancing, left arm cradling a cornucopia; hair drawn back in a chignon, surmounted by a modius; attachment loop below feet. 145 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired before 1990. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and influential civilisations of the ancient world, lasting for many centuries. It is known for its impressive cities, roads, engineering, art, and military strength, as well as its system of law and government. At its height, the empire brought together many different cultures, and its ideas and achievements continued to shape Europe and the wider world long after its fall. -
Late Roman Glass Double Unguentarium
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £162
Composed of two conjoined tapering tubular cells, with lateral applied handles at the shoulder, decorated with applied trails; mounted on a custom-made stand. 53.7 grams, 11.6 cm (116 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand)
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
These late Roman double cosmetic tubes were mainly produced in the Eastern provinces. They were formed as two tubes, side by side, made from a single bubble of glass by pinching the sides vertically to form a diaphragm. The decoration consisted of a trail wound once around the body just below the rim, and a further trail wound in a spiral several times around the body. -
Roman Bronze Eagle on Bull's Head
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Modelled in the round figure of a bull's head (bucranium) with an eagle with folded wings perched on the horns; hollow to the underside. 129 grams, 70 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
