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LOT 0839
Roman Gold Artefact Collection
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 7/8 in. (2.3 grams total, 7-21 mm).
Including a pendant bulb, granulated spacer bead and other items. [4]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection, 1980s.
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AUCTIONS:
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Roman Gold Ring with Glass Boar Intaglio
1st century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Hollow-formed and widening at the shoulders to a high elliptical bezel set with a black and white banded glass intaglio depicting a running boar in profile on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.93 grams, 22.40 mm overall, 15.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
Ex private collection, Contessa L.G., since the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in 1997. -
Roman Mosaic with Neptune Holding Trident
Eastern Empire, 1st-3rd century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Floor panel depicting Neptune (Greek Poseidon) or Triton, god of the sea, wielding a trident in his extended hand, piscine body coiled behind; some reconstitution, restored and mounted in a modern matrix and frame for display. 41.9 kg, 93.5 x 83 cm
Ex property of a Munich collector; previously acquired in the 1980s. From the stock of a UK gallery circa 2019.
Neptune is the god of the sea, freshwater, earthquakes, and horses, the Roman counterpart to the Greek god Poseidon, seen here wielding a trident but often depicted with horses or dolphins. -
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Roman Gold Ring with Reclining Dog Cameo
1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
With a recessed bezel, inset cameo of a sleeping dog or fox with a bushy tail curled round beside the body. 6.20 grams, 24.32 mm overall, 19.23 x 15.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Ex Swiss collection, 1990s. Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13112-249490.
