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LOT 1236
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1/4 - 1/2 in. (5.3 grams total, 8-14 mm).
Including a standing figure of Fortuna, profile bust of Mercury in petasos, perching bird, 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 1236
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Late Roman and Byzantine Glass Bracelet Group
Circa 4th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
One D-shaped in section, slightly delaminated surface; the other with facetted plan. 15 grams total, 54 - 67 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Roman and Other Terracotta Bulla Group
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid, irregular, and other types with impressed animal, figure and a Sassanid seal with tamga motifs. 22 grams total, 14-30 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Black Gemstone with Castor and Pollux
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Discoid type with intaglio standing figures each with a spear, probably the Dioscuri (sons of Zeus-Jupiter); supplied with an impression. 0.41 grams, 12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
