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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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Romano-British Mixed Pottery Sherd Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including a burnished redware dish, lidded bowl and other items. 663 grams total, 4-17 cm
Found UK. From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Roman and Other Bead Necklace
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Restrung designer necklace composed of stone and glass beads of tubular, biconvex, polyhedral and other types, large biconvex bead as centrepiece. 19 grams, 38 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
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Late Roman Rosso-Antico Thumb Pestle
3rd-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Red marble pestle or grinding tool, the handle formed as a thumb with knuckle and nail detailing; old collector's label '2' to underside. 312 grams, 12 cm
Ex private collection, Mrs L.S., 1980s. Acquired from the above, 1999. 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.12096-218201.
Mainly used by medical staff for grinding ingredients such as medicinal compounds, cosmetics and culinary spices.
