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LOT 0164
Roman Gold Child's Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
1ST CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.34 grams, 17.24 mm overall, 10.57 x 11.34 mm internal diameter).
With slender hoop and integral cell bezel, inset amethyst cabochon.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0164
Roman Gold Child's Ring with Amethyst Cabochon
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Amber-coloured glass with graduated radiating lobes imitating a glass melon bead. 1.32 grams, 19.78 mm overall, 12.85 mm internal diameter
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A53. -
Roman Bronze VICTOR Ring
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising a slender D-section hoop and a large oval bezel with laurel wreath and inscription 'VICTOR'. 4.29 grams, 20.63 mm overall, 16.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Glass Phallic Amulet
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round with applied red-glass collar, pierced through the shaft for suspension. 11.4 grams, 32 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
In the Roman world, the phallus was a symbol of luck or fertility, and it was believed to have apotropaic functions. Pendants, amulets and small objects were worn by all sorts of people as symbols of protection, especially by young children, according to Varro and Pliny the Elder. The phallus is also commonly found on reliefs, frescoes and lamps from the Graeco-Roman world.
