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LOT 1046
Roman Stone Head
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.03 grams, 26.3 mm).
Carved in the round pendant of a female bust with the hair bound in a chignon; transverse piercing at the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Vulcan
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Depicting a nude blacksmith seated on a stool before a forge, hammer in his right hand, holding an object he is hammering with the other hand. 0.25 grams, 10 mm
Private collection, North Germany. with Gorny & Mosch, 14 December 2005, no.238. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075379.
Probably a Roman copy of a Hellenistic subject. Some Roman ring intaglios were dedicated to Vulcan (Greek Hephaestus), god of the blacksmiths, artisans, and carpenters. Usually, the god is represented standing or working in his forge, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a one-shouldered tunic, identifying him as a craftsman. In his right hand, he holds a hammer over an anvil, and in his left a pair of long metalworking tongs. Sometimes he is naked, seated and working. -
Roman Bronze Brooch Collection
1st-2nd century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising three bow brooches, two fragmentary; offered with a replica bow brooch. 41 grams total, 27-53 mm
From a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970. -
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Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung designer necklace string of tubular, fusiform, oblate and other types with annular pendant centrepiece. 31 grams, 42 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s.
