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LOT 0648
Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (76 grams total, 6-14 mm).
A mixed group of over hundred single tesserae of various colours and sizes. [113]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0648
Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With a later inset jasper cloison, intaglio advancing bull motif. 8.62 grams, 26.05 mm overall, 20.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired between the 1960s-early 1990s. From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK. -
Roman Gold Pendant with Beads
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Vertical gold shank with loop above, cell with inset garnet cabochon and three annular beads. 0.62 grams, 22 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Theatre Masks
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Polished to an oval shape, engraved with eight theatre masks in two rows; one row with three tragic masks in profile, one depicting a satyr, and a tragic mask of an old man shown frontally; the opposing row with a tragic mask of an old man in profile, a Bacchus mask, a mask of a bearded man wearing a cap shown in three-quarter view, and a mask of a young hero facing the centre. 2.51 grams, 22.02 mm
From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman, 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12033-214124.
The masks represented seem to be relevant to the typologies of the 'new comedy', an image that appears on cameos and gems since the Augustan era.
