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LOT 0102
Roman Gold Ring with Apollo Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.49 grams, 26.13 mm overall, 21.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
With a solid ellipsoid hoop expanding at the shoulders from the mid 3rd century, with oval bezel set with a blue nicolo gemstone engraved with the figure of standing crowned god Apollo, depicted nude and holding a staff (or lyre?) in his raised right hand, gazing towards his raised left hand.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late A.B., London, UK; acquired before 1989.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12005-213036.
See variant 1, type VII, and type III, variant 1, of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification, in Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, pp.165-166 nos.182-183, 174, no.203; cf. similar specimens in the Koch collection, in Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 344-346; Kiernan, P. and Henz, K.P., ‘Rings from the Forbidden Forest. The function and meaning of Roman Trinket Rings’ in Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplementary Materials, 2023, pp.1-19, fig.1, seven rings of the same shape with a nicolo gemstone.
FootnotesThe god’s body is depicted in three-quarter view, whereas the head is in full profile. The casual posture of the figure on the gemstone is taken from the common iconography of the god. Apollo is frequently portrayed in this fashion, although often leaning against a small column.
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LOT 0102
Roman Gold Ring with Apollo Gemstone
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bone Venus Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled in the round, Venus standing nude with hands raised to dress her hair; dorsal pillar pierced at shoulder height for suspension. 4.9 grams, 40 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Wreath
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Lug handle to rear, deep discus with a dome filling hole, another filling hole to the side; wide shoulder with low-relief laurel wreath; low basal ring and incised maker's mark in Greek letters (ΗΙϹΧΛ). 138 grams, 11.8 cm
Acquired on the European art market, 1980s. English private collection.
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Roman Horse Gemstone in Gold Ring
1st-2nd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
An oval garnet cabochon engraved with a horse on a baseline in a dynamic pose with lowered head; set in a possibly Byzantine gold ring with a grooved hoop supporting a box bezel, a pellet to each lower corner. 5.65 grams, 24.27 mm overall, 20.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s. From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12115-214296.
