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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 Gold Ring with Red Gem
1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £25
Comprising a hollow-form round-section hoop widening towards the shoulders, set with a table-cut garnet or paste with foil backing, polished. 1.55 grams, 21.78 mm overall, 15.63 x 14.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
From the old family collection of a West Country, UK, lady; acquired by descent from her grandfather circa 2001.
The ring belongs to variant 3, type 1, of the Slokovska classification. The type of ring is characteristic of the Early Imperial Age. Similar rings with the same typology of gemstones have also been found in Kerch. -
Roman Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp
6th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bulbous body with curving nozzle and a raised filler hole flanking the suspension loop, the body with raised decoration and three stub legs, possibly depicting a hedgehog. 118 grams, 81 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Roman Bronze Intaglio with Bull's Head and Birds
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid type with incuse design of a bull's head with a bird perched on each horn, ewer between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.82 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
