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LOT 0712
Roman Gold Hercules Club Pendant
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.25 grams, 24 mm).
Hollow-form pendant with applied granules and wire decoration.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1980-1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar item in the British Museum, London, accession number 1981,0201.29, In Johns, C.M., Potter, T., The Thetford Treasure. Roman Jewellery and Silver, London, 1983, no.29.
FootnotesThe object finds a good parallel with a pendant of the same shape forming part of a remarkable hoard of late-Roman gold jewellery and silver tableware found near Thetford, Norfolk, in 1979. The jewellery included necklaces and clasps, five pendants, and four bracelets. One pendant takes the shape of a Hercules club, a design often used for earrings.
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Roman Gemstone Collection
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £380 - 480 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £210
Including profile bust, advancing lion, two fish and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.9 grams total, 9-13 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone of a Fantastic Creature with Pahlavi Legend
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Plano-convex in section with advancing winged and horned beast, Pahlavi legend to the border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.32 grams, 10 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
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