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LOT 0158
Roman Gold Ring with Jasper Gemstone of the Goddess Fortuna
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (25.07 grams, 23.40 mm overall, 18.18 x 12.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Comprising a heavy facetted hoop and a wide rectangular bezel set with a tall intaglio of goddess Fortuna or Concordia, standing and holding a cornucopia, and a rudder.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13340-257983.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 308, 345 for type.
FootnotesThe ring belongs to type VI, Variant 1, of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. These rings, typical of the 3rd century, were often decorated with the image of the Goddess Concordia. Sometimes they show an image of the clasped hands, or bear the inscription HOMONO (Latin), from the Greek omonoa (Concordia = Concord).
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LOT 0158
Roman Gold Ring with Jasper Gemstone of the Goddess Fortuna
Estimate £4,500 - 5,500€5,220 - 6,380 (for guidance only)$6,080 - 7,430 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,250 (EUR 2,610; USD 3,038) +BP*
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Agate Cameo with a Portrait of a Hellenistic Ruler
1st century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Detailed bust of a man with his curly hair secured by tainia with the ends hanging behind his neck, aquiline nose and prominent chin, tryphe still visible. 0.75 grams, 17 mm
Formerly in a private collection of an European lady, 1970s-1980s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13306-257801 -
Roman Bronze Head Pendant
4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Modelled as a stylised face with annular eyes and a slit mouth, convex to the reverse, with a large loop above. 26.1 grams, 33 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue, brown, cream and white detailing; some with an impression of timber laths to the reverse. 1.28 kg total, 7.3-13.4 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. A red grenade fillet probably framed some panels. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colours over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle.
