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LOT 0681
Roman Mosaic Glass Bead
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (13 grams, 22 mm).
Barrel-shaped in profile with bands of marvered feathered trails. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection, 1979-1983.
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Roman Gemstone Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £380 - 480 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £210
Mixed group including a standing female, a perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.66 grams total, 7-16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Two of the gemstones in this collection show cockerels. The motif of fighting or individual cockerels was very popular in the classical world, and individual cockerels (the animal often associated with gods, such as Mercury or Sol/Helios) were also often depicted in a standing position. Another gemstone appears to represent a nude figure of Dionysos/Bacchus draped in a long cloak, and another shows Helios with a radiate crown. -
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Roman Enamelled Bronze Openwork 'Camp Gate' Plate Brooch
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Tongue-shaped openwork plate with knob finial and yellow enamel; pin, pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. 21.2 grams, 44 mm
Ex property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector. From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Legionary Eagle Staff Finial
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Comprising a hollow-formed knop with collar to the socket, eagle modelled in the round perching on the knop with wings spread and head turned; socket behind the shoulders. 236 grams, 81 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12238-222314.
