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LOT 0206
Roman Silver Ring with Fly Gemstone
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.31 grams, 23.14 mm overall, 18.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
With a round-section hoop; closed oval setting with moss agate(?) intaglio engraved with a fly with hatched abdomen.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Roman Silver Container Pendant
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Tubular body with domed cap to each end, applied granule clusters, three suspension loops. 6.3 grams, 35 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From an EU collection before 2020. -
Roman Gold Ring with Banded Glass
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Hollow-formed with ellipsoid bezel, inset panel of banded iridescent glass bearing an image of a nude Greek hero with long hair, the head turned back, carrying branches, an amphora or jug at his feet. 1.18 grams, 18.29 mm overall, 15.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.
The inset glass bezel is probably archaic Greek or Etruscan and reused in Roman times. The traits of the man point to Archaic Hellenic features, especially the oval eyes and the long hair, and the pointed beard reminiscence of the Achaean heroes. -
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Roman Serapis Gemstone
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With intaglio image of Serapis seated holding his spear, birds in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.81 grams, 12 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.
