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LOT 0606
Roman Silver Ring with Eros Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.18 grams, 24.38 mm overall, 16.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
With broad plaque, inset carnelian gemstone with intaglio winged Eros, possible marriage.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including lead weights, acorn finial, Colchester-type bow brooch and other items. 547 grams total, 7-53 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon and Shield Gemstone
Mid 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
With a possibly later inset red jasper plaque with incuse gryphon supporting a shield or spoked wheel. 9.94 grams, 23.87 mm overall, 16.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Miniature Flagon
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With piriform body, short neck, everted rim and strap handle, circumferential bands to the body. 10.9 grams, 42 mm
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
The small size of this bronze container suggests that it was intended as a toilette object, or as an oil vessel for athletes, generally associated with a strigil. Its could also have been used as a balsamarium.
