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LOT 0134
Roman Marble Panther Protome Fragment
1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (758 grams total, 15 cm high including stand).
Sculpted as a panther with head turned on its long muscular neck, mouth open and teeth bared; highly polished finish; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePreviously acquired from a USA collection, 1980s.
Ex private German collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12082-213586.
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Roman and Byzantine Bronze Ring Group
Circa 3rd-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including trumpet-bezel, square bezel, ellipsoid bezel and other types. 25 grams total, 15-24 mm
Ex C. Sullivan collection, UK, 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Formed as a standing horse, the hindlegs forming crossbar, tail forming hinged pin, forelegs forming catchplate; ring-and-dot motifs to shoulders, linear detailing to the mane. 11.8 grams, 35 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Roman Silver Ring with 'of him who is virtuous, beautiful' Garnet Gemstone
Late 2nd-early 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Comprising a D-section hoop with angled shoulders; applied gold sheet with hatched border to the bezel, set with a dark set carnelian intaglio engraved with a monogram 'ΚΑΛΟΥ' (of him who is virtuous, beautiful). 6.42 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 16.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)
Property of a North American gallery since the 1990s.
This category of silver rings, with rounded shoulders is characteristic of the 3rd century A.D. This is also supported by the dating of the Sliven treasury, a grave find with coins dated to the 2nd-3rd century A.D., where a high conically cut gem decorated with the image of Helios was found on a similar ring, with a high bezel (like here) decorated in its oblique part with oblique hatches resembling pearl-like cord.
