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LOT 0158
Roman Gold Ring with 'Eye' Gemstone with Engraved Bee
3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.52 grams, 22.29 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Sardonyx cabochon with incuse bee to centre; set in a cell with flanking gold rosettes; hoop formed with three beaded wire bands and granule detailing; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 82, for an earlier version of the type.
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LOT 0158
Roman Gold Ring with 'Eye' Gemstone with Engraved Bee
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
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Roman Glass Flask
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform body, slender tubular neck with everted wide rim. 19 grams, 10.9 cm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Portrait Gemstone of Venus
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Hoop with broad shoulders and inset carnelian wheel cut intaglio with portrait bust of Venus. 5.22 grams, 22.85 mm overall, 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
From a London, UK, private collection since the early 2000s. -
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly red, pale blue and white detailing; some with impression of timber laths to the reverse. 496 grams total, 7-10.7 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, showing analogies with fragments from Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlights and shadows, decorated with vegetal interlaces. Some panels were probably framed by a red grenade fillet. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colours over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle.
