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LOT 1038
Roman Glass Gem with Horse
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.66 grams, 12 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse design to the underside of horse with its legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1038
Roman Glass Gem with Horse
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Green Glass Bowl
150-50 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Hemispherical body with a wheel-cut decoration on the inside rim. 280 grams, 12.8 cm wide
From an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
Such bowls were mainly produced in the Eastern Mediterranean and diffused in Rome since the 2nd century B.C., when the sea was becoming a Mare Nostrum for the Res Publica. They were characterised by a hemispherical body with a round and convex bottom, but especially by concentric circular grooves. -
Roman Gold Ring with Red Gem
1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £25
Comprising a hollow-form round-section hoop widening towards the shoulders, set with a table-cut garnet or paste with foil backing, polished. 1.55 grams, 21.78 mm overall, 15.63 x 14.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
From the old family collection of a West Country, UK, lady; acquired by descent from her grandfather circa 2001.
The ring belongs to variant 3, type 1, of the Slokovska classification. The type of ring is characteristic of the Early Imperial Age. Similar rings with the same typology of gemstones have also been found in Kerch. -
Roman Bronze Double Axe Plate Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With two pelta-shaped axes and a raised central bar, pin and catchplate on the reverse. 12.5 grams, 38 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
