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LOT 0587
Roman Gemstone with Scorpion
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
5/8 in. (0.82 grams, 15 mm).
Composed of an oval-shaped body, possibly sodalite, displaying an intaglio scorpion; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
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LOT 0587
Roman Gemstone with Scorpion
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Roman Gold Ring with Gemstone Pair
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Bifid hoop expanding to ellipsoid cells, each with an inset garnet cloison, intaglio clasped-hands and chalice(?) motifs. 6.46 grams, 21.57 mm overall, 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Ceramic Brick with Military Stamp for Legio I Italica
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Of rectangular form, a recessed stamp to one face bearing letters in relief 'LEG I ITAL' for First Italic Legion. 2.5 kg, 27.5 x 13 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The Legio I Italica ('of Italy') was a Roman legion formed by Nero on September 20, 66 or 67 A.D. and it was active until the 5th-6th century AD. The emblems of the legion were a running boar and sometimes a bull. Troops of this legion appear on Trajan's Column bridging a river. The main camp of the Legio was Novae, modern Bulgaria, but it operated in most of the imperial provinces, including Britain, where a vexillatio fought in the wars of Septimius Severus between 202 and 204 A.D. -
Late Roman Glass Pendant of a Seated Cloaked Male
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled in the round, seated cross-legged on a rectangular base, featuring semi-naturalistic facial and anatomical features and an exaggerated phallus; suspension loop to reverse. 9.13 grams, 36 mm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
