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LOT 0156
Roman Heavy Gold Earring Pair
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (13.07 grams total, 30-31 mm).
Matched pair of earrings, each a square-section crescent with later hook at the apex, two applied granule clusters; at the lower edge, a cluster of four large granules with smaller granule clusters beneath. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0156
Roman Heavy Gold Earring Pair
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Roman Sidonian Pastel Blue Mould-Blown Glass Vessel with Birds
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
With hexagonal-section body decorated with an arcade, tubular neck and rolled rim. 40.8 grams, 84 mm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12675-235651. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Roman Bloodstone Intaglio with Horus, Osiris and Ouroboros
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Egyptizing intaglio representing the myth of Osiris, with the mummy of the god resting above the snake Ouroboros and surmounted by his son, the falcon god Horus, a star above. 1.31 grams, 17 mm
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner. with Christie's Ancient Jewellery, New York, 6 December 2007, no.338. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12582-232140. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The image of Ouroboros (a snake eating its own tail) is usually associated with stars and Egyptian mythology as represented in Roman gnostic intaglios. Ouroboros is continuously re-birthing itself and depicted as a circle, representing eternity and the cyclical nature of things that start once they end. It is also the symbol of duality and dualising power. -
Late Roman Decorated Bronze Military Bracelet
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Thick penannular body with tapering finials, the upper faces divided into decorative panels with linear motifs. 24.1 grams, 65 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
