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LOT 0104
Roman Gold Ring with Gryllos Gemstone
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.74 grams, 22.51 mm overall, 18.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Two-band beaded hoop with ellipsoid bezel, beaded wire collar, inset replicant carnelian cloison with profile male bust with hen's legs and tail and a horse-head above.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 368, for type.
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LOT 0104
Roman Gold Ring with Gryllos Gemstone
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Standing on an integral base with its wings slightly opened, head turned to the right, large incised eyes and hooked beak, incised feather detailing to the body and wings. 41.4 grams, 40 mm high
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Silver 'TOT' Toutatis Ring
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With a wide, grooved hoop expanding at the shoulders, rectangular plaque with ropework border enclosing amuletic inscription 'ToT, an abbreviation for the name of the Celtic god Toutatis. 5.02 grams, 23.37 mm overall, 19.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
A number of rings have been found in eastern Roman Britain inscribed with the word TOT. It is thought that they refer to the Celtic deity Toutatis, later associated by the Romans with Mars and Mercury. The rings have been found mainly in the area corresponding to the native British tribe of the Corieltauvi who may have worshipped Toutatis as their primary tribal deity. The likelihood of the presence of his cult is strengthened by several inscriptions found in Britain mentioning this deity. However, his origin may be sought in the religion of the Continental Celtae, as the Roman writer Lucan in the 1st century AD mentioned the worship of 'Teutatis' together with two other deities, Esus and Taranis. -
Roman Green Glass Bottle
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With piriform body, dimpled base, tapering tubular neck with pinched and everted rolled rim. 22.7 grams, 11 cm
Ex London art market 1990s. From a London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
