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LOT 1101
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3/8 - 5/8 in. (5.78 grams total, 10-15 mm).
Including Minerva holding a victoriola, Fortuna with a cornucopia, standing Mars 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 1101
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Enamelled Bronze Equal Arm Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With a wide rectangular bow raised in the centre, red and green enamel to the outer face and traces of niello to the sides; catchpate and pit to the reverse. 8.73 grams, 39 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Gold Earring
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Round-section hoop with hook-and-eye closure, discoid bezel formed as six concentric circles punched to the centre with raised central part. 2.09 grams, 18.81 mm overall, 14.97 x 12.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)
From the collection of a gentleman born in the late 19th century, formed 1940s-1970s. From an old Staffordshire family collection; thence by descent. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Figure Carrying an Amphora
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shallow discus with an advancing figure in profile supporting an amphora, wide shoulder, ribbed lug handle to the rear, stamped 'MNOVIVST' maker's mark to the underside. 53.1 grams, 10.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The lamp belongs to the Bussière type, form D I 3, from a period between the Late Flavian era to the second half of the second century A.D. Like the types of this category, the ring handle shows two grooves on the upper part and the filling hole is in the lower part.
