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LOT 1086
Roman Gold Earring Pair with Drops
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (3.79 grams total, 37-39 mm).
Matching pair, round-section hoop with hook-and-eye closure, conical dangle with insert stone bead finial. [2]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 13, for a more elaborate variation on the type.
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LOT 1086
Roman Gold Earring Pair with Drops
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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Roman and Other Emerald Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular and oblate beads with a bead drop as the central feature, restrung. 10.53 grams, 36.3 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Duck with Ducklings Mount
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in high relief with hollow underside and fixing peg; wing detailing and duckling to each side. 9.03 grams, 34 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
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Roman Carnelian Intaglio of a Warrior and Horse in a Later Gold Ring
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £700
Engraved with a standing male figure wearing a pointed cap and holding a long upright spear beside a horse, the horse with its head turned back and one foreleg raised; both figures standing upon a ground line; set in a later gold ring with a plain oval bezel, divided shoulders and a slender hoop. 2.43 grams, 20.04 mm overall, 17.19 x 16.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
The combination of the cap, spear, drapery and horse supports identification as one of the Dioscuri, Castor or Pollux. The same combination of attributes appears in Roman representations of a Dioscurus, including an example in the London Museum.
