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LOT 0815
Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Dolphin Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.09 grams, 21.95 mm overall, 16.71 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
With hexagonal panel to the bezel and inset carnelian intaglio, incuse dolphin with starburst.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Enamelled Bronze Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Bow brooch with enamelled plate to the bow, stepped headplate with hinged pin, catch to reverse of foot. 11.8 grams, 50 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Samian Ware and Other Pottery Collection
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: an oil lamp discus with a standing ram; a Samian ware fragment with maker's mark; and other fragments with low-relief decoration. 144 grams total, 38-82 mm
From a deceased estate, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
One of the pottery of this collection reports the Greek name APIΣΤΩΝ (Ariston), maybe the producer of the vessel. Another one shows an aries (ram), animal sacred to the war god Mars. One of the fragments is decorated by ‘ovuli’, typical ornamentation of the Samian pottery. -
Roman Silver Ring with Warrior Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
With ellipsoid plaque and inset carnelian cloison with intaglio kneeling warrior with Pseudo-Attic helmet pushed back from the face, domed shield on one arm and sword held upright in the other hand supported by the knee. 8.11 grams, 27.11 mm overall, 20.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. UK collection of a European gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The motif of a nude kneeling warrior with weapons is certainly visible in the repertory of the Greek gemstones since the Archaic and classical age. The scene possibly alludes to the incident in the Trojan Cycle where Achilles is wounded by an arrow in his heel, the only part of his body which was not impervious to injury.
