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LOT 0002
Roman Green Chalcedony Gemstone of Horse and Rider with a Snake
3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.43 grams, 10 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse image of a horseman on rearing steed, plunging a spear into a coiled serpent; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
The image is a precursor of the later iconography of military saints killing the dragon.
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LOT 0002
Roman Green Chalcedony Gemstone of Horse and Rider with a Snake
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Roman Orange Agate Gemstone with Standing Figure
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Cabochon with intaglio to the convex face, standing female figure with pillar to her rear, one hand raised holding a starburst; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.50 grams, 20.50 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman Banded Orange Agate Gemstone with Gryllus
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With an intaglio figure with a large head advancing left on bird legs, long beard and nose, wearing a curving helmet with a cockerel-head finial with drips falling from its nose; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.36 grams, 8.90 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Roman Red Ware Rectangular Platter Fragment with Bestiarius Gladiator and Lion
North Africa, circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A thick rim fragment with a section of the raised foot underneath, raised lip to the rim, at the centre, a bestiarius gladiator holding a large spear and advancing towards a large lion with its head lowered and teeth exposed; behind the bestiarius, a large figure of a fallen warrior wearing a short tunic, a sword scabbard suspended from his belt. 308 grams, 19 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A85.
