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LOT 0826
Roman Gold Ring with Bird Gemstone
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.39 grams, 23.97 mm overall, 17.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Comprising a round-section hoop supporting a cup-shaped bezel, inset domed garnet engraved with a standing bird.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Roman Bronze Diana Attachment Pair
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Matched pair of appliqués each a bust of the goddess Diana modelled in the round with hair dressed tight to the head, tunic and strap for a quiver passing over the right shoulder; the eyes formed oversize to accept silver inserts. 94 grams total, 60 mm each
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of Harpocrates
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Presented as a very young child sitting on the ground, wearing a long tunic which covers his body and legs down to his feet; right arm bent and hand raised to the shoulder, left hand curved around an object (absent); sporting the conventional sidelock behind the right ear; mounted in a custom-made tiered wooden stand. 213 grams, 73 mm (276 grams total, 10.2 cm including stand)
Ex Hanna Saba collection, Ambassador to Egypt-USA-France (1909-1992). Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12098-218159.
His name was Hellenized in the Ptolemaic era and adopted by the Romans, indicating the mythological figure of Horus the child; he was the son of Isis and Osiris, and adored especially in Alexandria. -
Roman Gold Trefoil Pendant
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With three hollow-formed bulbs and flat backplate, integral loop. 0.19 grams, 8 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
