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LOT 1146
Roman Silver Ring with Priest in Temple
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.26 grams, 20.64 mm overall, 18.22 x 17.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Plain hoop with raised bezel, incuse image of a figure within an arch on steps and robed priest or supplicant to the side.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 231, for an earlier example of the type.
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LOT 1146
Roman Silver Ring with Priest in Temple
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) ‡+BP*
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Roman and Other Bronze Artefact Collection
Late 1st millennium B.C.-20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of artefacts, including three ring bezels, an intaglio, a lizard pendant, and others. 37 grams total, 11-55 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Roman Bronze Vessel Handle with Silver Inlaid Face
1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Swept in profile comprising a horizontal crescentic panel to attach to the rim, with inlaid silver detailing, recurved cobra-shaped thumb pad, raised serpent to the outer face of the tapering handle, finial a mask of Bacchus or Pan, facing with volute scrolls to the brow and thick splayed beard; silver diadem. 118 grams, 14.4 cm
Private collection. with Christie's, London, 11 June 1997, no.97 (part). with Bonhams, 13 April 2000, no.198. Private collection, Europe. -
Roman Bronze Ring Bezel Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including inset cloison with running beast, similar with tulip, integral bezel with perching bird, and other types, some with impression. 22.9 grams total, 13-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
