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LOT 1197
Roman Green Feldspar Gemstone with Goddess Ceres
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.39 grams, 11 mm).
Lentoid in profile with a carved female figure dressed in a long dress, holding a sceptre in one hand and ears of wheat in the other.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art dealer, 1985-1990.
with Bonhams, 1 May 2008, no.309 (part).
Cf. Michael C.Carlos Museum, object no.2008.031.058.
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LOT 1197
Roman Green Feldspar Gemstone with Goddess Ceres
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£180 (EUR 209; USD 243) ‡+BP*
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Roman Bronze Ring with Scorpion
Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With angled shoulders supporting an ellipsoid bezel with incised scorpion. 5.61 grams, 25.16 mm overall, 17.29 x 14.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman and Other Coral-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of graduated oblate, annular and other beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. 22 grams, 44.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection Including Bust of Caracalla
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including profile bust of Caracalla, erotes, an eagle, goddess Athena, a female bust, and other types; each supplied with an impression. 4.5 grams total, 8-16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
