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LOT 0108
Roman Gold Spiral-Twisted Wire Bracelet with Central Bezel
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (35.78 grams, 80 mm).
Penannular hollow-form bracelet formed from a spiral-wound rod with an end-cap and loop; closure by means of a hollow-formed cap with fluted sidewall and dome to upper face with granulation detailing.
Provenancewith Bukowski's Stockholm, December 2002, no.719.
Acquired by the current owner from the above.
Private collection, Stockholm.
Accompanied by copies of a Swedish cultural export licence, no. RAA-2025-1646.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12958-242701.
Cf. for a very similar bracelet the British Museum, item 1917.0601.2814, in Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, no.2814.
FootnotesSuch bracelets were widespread in the Roman period, during the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., with a variation of dimensions, bezels and materials. On some artefacts, the sleeves making up the twist were hollow tubes filled with stucco, resin or plaster, preventing them from deforming. The stucco was left in the sleeve to give it a greater impact resistance, but this did not allow for longer welding of the tubes by fire, because the composition would boil.
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LOT 0108
Roman Gold Spiral-Twisted Wire Bracelet with Central Bezel
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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Late Roman Glass Pendant Collection
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Roman or Gandharan Silver Carinated Cup
Circa late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
Formed from a single sheet, the ovoid base carinated with plain upper portion, slightly flared lip to the rim. 95 grams, 10.4 cm
Acquired from a private UK collection prior to 1979. Ex Julian Sherrier collection, a leading figure in Gandharan art. with Christie's, New York, sale 2337, 14th September 2010, no.56A (part). Accompanied by the original Christie's lot ticket. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12961-244455.
