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LOT 0800
Roman Gemstone Collection
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (2.9 grams total, 9-13 mm).
Including profile bust, advancing lion, two fish and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Kaić, I. ‘Engraved gems as part of the Augustan Propaganda. Some example from Croatia’ in Milićević Bradač, M., Demicheli, D. The century of the brave, Roman conquest and indigenous resistance in Illyricum during the time of Augustus and his heirs, proceedings of the international conference Zagreb, 22-26,9,2014 Zagreb, 2018, figs.5,8, for similar.
FootnotesOne of the rings, representing a seahorse with a trident swimming beside a dolphin, could be connected with the Legio X Fretensis, whose symbol was Neptune and the dolphin, adopted after the battle of Actium.
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LOT 0800
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £380 - 480€440 - 560 (for guidance only)$510 - 650 (for guidance only)
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Roman Gold Earring Pair
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £304
Each a wire hoop with spiral wire plaque, hook and eye closure. 2.81 grams total, 20-22 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Silver Ring with Horse Gemstone
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Hoop with rounded shoulders set with jasper intaglio of a horse advancing on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.55 grams, 23.94 mm overall, 15.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E 1/2, USA 2 1/2, Europe 3, Japan 3)
UK private collection since 1956. Formed in the 1950s by Mr and Mrs S. Broukal, thence by descent. Private collection, England. -
Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Modelled in the round perching on the knop with wings closed and head turned. 41.38 grams, 48 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
