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LOT 0722
Roman Iron Ring with Jasper Intaglio of a Quadriga
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.46 grams, 24.62 mm overall, 19.35 x 14.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Round-section hoop with expanding shoulders enclosing an intaglio depicting a quadriga.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
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Roman Gemstone with Bull in Gold Ring
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A carnelian cloison with intaglio bull beneath a sapling, set in a later gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with lateral cusps, volute scrolled shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with dentilled flange rim, and applied granules; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.37 grams, 27.86 mm overall, 22.33 x 17.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
with Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Germany, 11 July 2006, no.174. Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13170-249492. -
Roman Glass Vase
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Squat in profile with sloped shoulder, everted flange rim. 13.7 grams, 50 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Padlock Barrel with Lizard
43-410 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Hollow square in cross-section, with thin walls; terminals with copper-alloy plate soldered onto them; moulded lizard decoration to the upper face consisting of a low oval body tapering to a thin tail; head raised and short legs spread out from the body; small indentation either side of the head representing the eyes, linear engraved texture the body for scales; two perforated lugs at opposed corners. 29 grams, 48 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK. From the collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.GLO-791057.
