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LOT 0086
Roman Gold Ring with Banded Glass
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.18 grams, 18.29 mm overall, 15.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
A hollow-formed gold finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, inset panel of banded iridescent glass.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 103, for an earlier example of the type.
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LOT 0086
Roman Gold Ring with Banded Glass
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Romano-Egyptian Glass Finger Ring
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An opaque black glass finger ring composed of a hoop of sub-circular cross-section and integral oval knop. 1.01 grams, 21.56 mm overall, 14.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)
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A copper-alloy zoomorphic plate brooch, in the shape of a deer with two legs, a short tail and a complete antler, characterised by a series of transverse grooves, the body of the animal with the inscription 'FLAINA' in Latin letters; pin lugs and remains of ferrous pin to the reverse. 11.5 grams, 41 mm
Acquire in the 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Roman fibulae came in a variety of shapes and embellishments. In the Roman Empire, the fibula was both functional and decorative, as men and women wore it to fasten their aprons and cloaks. A similar function was performed by pins intended to hold heavy garments such as cloaks. This type of fibulae were probably produced in Pannonia, from where they were exported around the Empire. Another centre of production of deer fIbulae was probably Roman Britannia. -
Roman Gilt Dolphin Fibula
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
