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LOT 0097
Roman Imperial and Sasanian Carved Nicolo Gemstone Collection
2ND-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (3.8 grams total, 8-12 mm).
Comprising seven oval intaglios with various motifs, including a winged horse, an Italic female profile bust, a zebu, a winged lion(?), a standing eagle, an advancing figure carrying an animal, a satyr or a man with lagobolon and grapebunch; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [7]
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
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LOT 0097
Roman Imperial and Sasanian Carved Nicolo Gemstone Collection
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£625 (EUR 725; USD 844) +BP*
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Roman Bone Gaming Die
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6,2:5, 3:4. 1.02 grams, 8 mm
Ex gentleman collector of antique and antiquity games from Berkshire, UK, having collected for over 20 years. -
Roman Gemstone Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Including Cupid with bow, Mars with spear, Dioscouri and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.46 grams total, 9-14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman Sidonian Mould Blown Glass Juglet
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With a broad mouth, applied D-section handle and flattened foot, integral bands of vertical corrugation and S-scrolls to the equator. 22.9 grams, 83 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13363-255450.
There are several published mould-blown flasks decorated with a tendril scroll around the body, flanked by tongues and petals, a decoration that appears in at least three different variants. They have either one or two handles.
