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LOT 1125
Roman Gold Child's Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.83 grams, 12.37 mm overall, 11.07 mm internal diameter).
Formed as a flat-section hoop with a tapering ovaloid bezel.
ProvenanceEx Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s.
LiteratureSee The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 74.51.4108, 74.51.4113 and 74.51.4120a.
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LOT 1125
Roman Gold Child's Ring
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£160 (EUR 186; USD 216) ‡+BP*
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Ant
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With intaglio ant; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.10 grams, 7.08 mm.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 28.4 grams total, 13-21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' suggests by etymologically referring to a square or at least a four-sided shape and confirmed in several cases by material remains of the past. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term token is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets. -
Roman Iridescent Mould Blown Glass Janus Flask
Circa 3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Formed as two addorsed heads with a cylindrical neck and flaring mouth; both heads with abundant hair framing the face. 26.7 grams, 80 mm
Acquired from the Hilton Archaeological Shop, Tel Aviv, Israel, 7 June 1972. From the private collection of Dr Stanley I. Batkin (1914-2015), Scarsdale, New York, USA. From a private USA collection, acquired from the estate of the above. Ex Ancient Glass from the Dr Stanley Batkin (2014-2015) collection, Bonhams, London, 6 July 2017, no.177 (part).
