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LOT 0870
Roman Gold Ring with IHS and Fish Gemstone
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.49 grams, 20.11 mm overall, 11.35 x 14.74 mm internal diameter.).
Hollow-formed hoop with broad shoulders, shallow cell with inset jasper intaglio of a fish with cross potent above and 'IHC' retrograde below; possibly a marriage.
ProvenanceFrom the E.M. collection, acquired in Washington DC, USA, in the 1960s.
Shown to Sotheby’s, Bond Street, London, UK, in 1980, authenticated and described as Roman Christian, gifted to the present owner in 2004.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Silver Pin with a Figure of a Standing Woman
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Comprising a tapering body with a Corinthian capital finial, a standing female figure atop the capital, dressed in long robes. 16 grams, 98 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The pin seems to belong to the group 18 of the Cool's classification. The treatment of the figures in these pins varies greatly, including both the very 'Celtic' looking face on a pin from Cirencester and a Graeco-Roman figure type of Venus standing on a Corinthian capital from London. This great diversity of treatments clearly suggests that these pins were the occasional products of a wide variety of workshops. -
Late Roman Hinged Lidded Pyxis
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Sheet-bronze two-part pyxis with carinated sidewall to the base, lid with reserved octofoil on a pounced field, concentric pointillé rings; working hinge mechanism. 64 grams, 86 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Glass Bowl
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Shallow in profile with basal ring, iridescent surface, applied collar below the rim. 31.9 grams, 79 mm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
