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LOT 0935
Roman Mosaic Glass Fragment Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (137 grams total, 7-60 mm).
Comprising fragments from various different types of vessels, mostly polychrome mosaic glass, and examples with trails. [60, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr N.A., Brussels, 1970s.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Recumbent Deer Facing Back Gemstone
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With a slender D-section hoop, square raised bezel set with red carnelian intaglio, engraved with a recumbent deer before a small tree, its head resting on its back and a long arrow piercing its back. 2.30 grams, 21.32 mm overall, 16.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The iconography may refer to a version of a tradition in which Heracles shot the Ceryneian hind before it crossed the river Ladon. -
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including fragments of a bronze key, belt-mount with glass insert, dress pins, Colchester type bow brooch, arm from a figurine, scabbard chape, Langton Down type bow brooch and other items. 208 grams total, 17-78 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. -
Roman Apollo Gemstone in Gold Ring
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Carnelian intaglio profile bust of Apollo with hair dressed; set into a later sturdy ring with round-section shank and bezel formed as a cell with flange to the rim and granules flanking the junction with the shank. 9.87 grams, 25.73 mm overall, 20.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12221-218651.
