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LOT 1121
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1/4 - 1/2 in. (3.78 grams total, 6-12 mm).
Including Mars standing with a convex shield, a boy on horseback, Pegasus in flight, and other types, each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1121
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Roman Miniature Gladius Sword Pendant
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a gladius sword with tongue-shaped blade pierced for suspension, square-section handle and knob finial. 2.14 grams, 27 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 13 | Current Bid: £450
Comprising: an agate cabochon with a nude hero resting his foot on a boulder; an agate intaglio with a female profile bust; a brown banded agate cabochon with the head of a putto; a red carnelian face of a putto; a glass intaglio with a muscular nude hero depicted from behind. 6.08 grams total, 9-20 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above. -
Roman Amber-Coloured Glass Footed Bowl with decorated Applied Rim
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £150
Bell-shaped body with a wide everted rim and applied basal ring. 145 grams, 16 cm
From the collection of Dr Gerhard Muller-Afers, Speyer; thence by family descent. Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above.
