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LOT 0144
Roman Silver Ring with Portrait Gemstone
CIRCA 200 A.D.
1 in. (9.85 grams, 25.65 mm overall, 17.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Ellipsoid jasper insert with profile portrait bust of a female with tiered hairstyle and palla.
ProvenanceFrom a London gentleman's, UK, collection, in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 228, for type.
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LOT 0144
Roman Silver Ring with Portrait Gemstone
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Two with intaglio standing figure, one with a dolphin and one with a scarab. 1.2 grams total, 8-10 mm
From the Altstetton collection, Switzerland, 1969. -
Roman Bronze Figure of a Young Satyr of Dionysian Cortege
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round with putto-like features, holding a nebris draped over his shoulders in the manner of Dionysus, with tousled hair and pointed ears; one foot absent; mounted on a custom-made stand. 316 grams total, 15 cm high including stand
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JB, 1998-2003. with Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, 16-17 May 2002, no.305. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12052-217493.
The young satyr is covered by a nebris, a deer skin, similar to an aegis, originally worn as an item of clothing by hunters and subsequently attributed to Dionysus. Consequently, it was adopted by his followers in the processions and ceremonies held in his honour, during the liturgical celebrations of the Dionysia. It was commonly worn in the same way as an aegis, tying the two front legs over the right shoulder to allow the body of the skin to cover the wearer's left side (Ovid, Metamorphoses, VI, 593). In ancient works it is seen worn by characters of the Dionysian procession: Maenads, Bacchae, Satyrs, and Sileni. -
Roman Enamelled Bronze Disc Brooch Group
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including enamelled quatrefoil and lobed hexafoil designs, one with peripheral lugs and sprung pin to reverse. 13.9 grams total, 20-26 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
