Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos")
_200x200.jpg "Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos")
_900x900.jpg "Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos")
_200x200.jpg "Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos")
.jpg "Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos")
.jpg "Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos")
LOT 0180
Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos
2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (8.83 grams, 22.17 mm overall, 16.02 x 13.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
Comprising a D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, set with an intaglio with a composite animal figure (gryllos) advancing on a baseline, wearing a bridled horse protome with a twig in its mouth, a silen's mask on the breast, the tail formed as a ram's head with a twig in its mouth, and the legs of a cockerel.
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Boardman, J., Classical Phoenician Scarabs: A Catalogue and Study, Oxford, 2003, cat. no. 37/18 Tharros pl. 59e (BM ANE 133440), London no. 407, for a similarly-themed motif of a facing bearded head, with an African head to one side over a boar forepart; Boardman, J., 'Greek Gem Engravers, Their Subjects and Style' in Ancient Art in Seals: Essays by Pierre Amiet, Nimet Özgüç, and John Boardman, edited and introduced by Porada, E., Princeton, 1980, 113-114, for discussion.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0180
Roman Imperial Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Gryllos
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£350 (EUR 406; USD 473) +BP*
-
Etrusco-Italic Bronze Figure of Young Hercules
Archaic Style, circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Modelled in the round figure standing in advancing pose with the right hand raised and fist clenched; left shoulder and arm covered with the skin of the Nemean lion and left hand modelled hollow; hair cut short and textured. 307 grams, 12 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12515-232159.
There were several cult sites of Hercules in Etruria and old Latium, particularly in the Sabellian region, and the bronze statuettes discovered here exhibit a wide range of styles. Etruscan bronzes of the half-god usually represent him with the lion skin draped over his arm (Metropolitan accession number 96.9.419). -
Roman Glass Bottle
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Mould-blown bottle comprising a flat-based tubular body and short neck with returned flange rim. 94.2 grams, 14 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
Most of similar examples of Roman bottles have been found in the Eastern Mediterranean. Earliest examples have been found in Roman Lusitania (Pombalinho-Santarem). The type lasted until the 4th century A.D. (Samaria-Sebaste, Israel). -
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
2nd-19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including bezel fragment with inset intaglio Venus, ellipsoid bezel with ring-and-dot motifs, cup bezel with scooped shoulders and other types. 24.2 grams total, 16-25 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
