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LOT 0754
Roman Gemstone Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/8 in. (1.25 grams total, 7-11 mm).
Including standing figure, profile portrait bust and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0754
Roman Gemstone Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bone Gaming Die
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 2.82 grams, 11 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Vessel Handle with Face
1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Swept in profile, comprising a horizontal crescentic panel to attach to the rim, with inlaid silver detailing, recurved cobra-shaped thumb pad, raised serpent to the outer face of the tapering handle, finial a mask of Bacchus or Pan, facing with volute scrolls to the brow and thick splayed beard; silver diadem and eyes. 110 grams, 14.2 cm
Private collection. with Christie's, London, 11 June 1997, no.97 (part). with Bonhams, 13 April 2000, no.198. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's and Bonhams catalogue pages. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12529-232161.
These handles, which formed a leafy plant element and an S- or T-shaped animal at the top, were usually attached to the belly of the bronze vessel by a human head. In our example, the broad head of the mask, with its broad moustache and beard, characterised by abundant hair, seems to hark back to the iconography of the Sileni or Pan. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Moon and Stars
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Ellipsoid type with incuse design of a crescent moon and three stars; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.52 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
