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LOT 1002
Roman Iron Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 3 1/8 in. (81 grams total, 25-80 mm).
Comprising: a firesteel, a ring, and a bow brooch. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1002
Roman Iron Artefact Collection
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Gnostic Ring with Chnoubis
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with the solar deity Chnoubis, its snake-body coiled and its lion head surrounded by seven rays of light. 5.35 grams, 22.96 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Glass Cameo with a Julio-Claudian Prince, Possibly Drusus
1st century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Featuring a vibrant green-blue base with a white frontal bust of a young male with his head turned slightly to the right, big eyes and a small mouth. 1.6 grams, 18 mm
UK private collection, acquired on the French art market in the 2000s.
Although the portrait is partially damaged, its style and composition are Augustan. Based on its resemblance to the portrait of Agrippa—though appearing more youthful—it could represent one of his sons, Gaius or Lucius Caesar. -
Roman Green Glass Gem with Bird
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex type with incuse design to the underside of a bird advancing on a baseline, head turned to the rear with a tendril in its beak; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.06 grams, 14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
