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LOT 1044
Roman Gemstone Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (5.11 grams total, 10-16 mm).
Including Fortuna with a cornucopia, gryllus, running horses and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1044
Roman Gemstone Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Glass Jug with Trail
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Squat body with domed shoulder, tubular neck and broad flared rim, applied strap handle, applied trail to neck and shoulder, dimple base. 53 grams, 96 mm high
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. -
Roman Silver Knee Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With transverse bar, D-shaped headplate, D-section body, sleeve finial, extended catch and hinge to the reverse. 6.67 grams, 26 mm
From a continental European collection. From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Goddesses
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Tabular type with incuse design of Fortuna standing with a cornucopia and rudder, goddess Victory before her holding tainia, the tips of her wings visible; edge chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.02 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
A group of carnelian intaglios found in the Snettisham Hoard, Norfolk, comprised subjects like Fortuna, Diana, Spes, a modius with corn, a bird and a dolphin, from the mid-2nd century A.D.
