Loading, please wait...
LOT 0723
Roman Gold Ring with Bird Gemstone
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.00 grams. 14.97 mm overall, 13.23 mm internal diameter).
A slender gold finger ring with inset green glass intaglio of a perching bird.
ProvenanceAcquired at Auction.
English private collection.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 193, for type.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0723
Roman Gold Ring with Bird Gemstone
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
-
Roman Marble Fragment Group
1st-2nd century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
A group of five white marble human limb fragments with simple anatomical detailing: a left hand holding an enigmatic object; a left arm and hand with the remains of the fingers held open; a right leg with ankle and remains of the foot; a right arm and hand modelled held palm-downwards; a right hand modelled with fingers extended, remains of iron rod. 975 grams total, 9.8-12 cm
New York art market, 1992. -
Roman Terracotta Double Oil Lamp with Reflector
Late 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
A pottery lamp with triangular ornament handle with palmette above and acanthus leaves below, plain ring behind, concave discus with central filling-hole, two double-volute round tipped nozzles with conspicuous knobs, flat base-ring marked off by two circular grooves. 139 grams, 19.5 cm wide
From a 19th century German collection. Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.
This lamp belongs to the classification of Loeschcke type III (Bailey type D). The type is characterised by a handle ornament that is either figurative or in the shape of a crescent, with decorated triangle, or two-lobed bud; and a usually round-tipped volute-nozzle, exceptionally with angular tip. Lamps may have one or two, or sometimes more nozzles. This type is typical of the Late Neronian-Flavian period. -
Roman Statuette Base
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A copper-alloy statuette base formed with a waisted edge and circular upper and lower faces, the lower with a greater circumference than the upper. 86 grams, 53 mm
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
