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LOT 0939
Roman Marble Face Fragment
3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (1.21 kg, 15.5 cm).
Plano-convex in section with exaggerated puffy cheeks and a small pursed mouth; possibly from a putto in a figural frieze.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1992.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Roman Eye Agate Intaglio with Running Dog
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
An oval banded intaglio showing a running dog facing left. 0.46 grams, 10 mm
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s. -
Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Centaur
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
With broad openwork shoulders and applied filigree scrolls, granulations flanking the cell with inset facetted intaglio advancing centaur with a syrinx. 4.51 grams, 26.50 mm overall, 23.05 x 12.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman and Later Artefact Collection
Circa 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Including scaraboid amulet, fusiform banded agate bead, bronze head from a votive figure and other items. 101 grams total, 17-30 mm
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1992; thence by descent.
Among the collection there is an interesting coin (AE follis) of Tiberius II, Μ, above cross, to left ANNO, to right VIII, in ex. THEUP., AD 590-591.
