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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 Rock Crystal Sleeping Dog
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Carved in the round model recumbent canine with head resting on the forelegs; leaf-shaped ears and deep-set eyes. 14.2 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12588-232168. 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 small rock crystal sculpture is modelled on similar figures representing sleeping hunting dogs. The subject occurs in cameos, plastic vases, as well as in lamps. These images have symbolic value, implying something of the fidelity of the dogs they depict, as well as their bravery and dependability as guardians. -
Roman Glass Inlay, Bead and Fragment Group
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising: a polychrome mosaic glass fragment with leaf decoration and a banded yellow rim; a white mosaic glass inlay with red and black floral motifs; an oblate bead with 'eye' motifs; a turquoise-coloured thick inlay of four fingers with white nail detailing; a blue and a yellow shoe-shaped fragment with applied bosses. 5.48 grams total, 9-20 mm
Ex private Swiss collection. Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 2011. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung group of tabular, melon and other beads. 14.45 grams, 40.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
