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LOT 1512
Roman Style Gold Grape Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/2 in. (4.7 grams, 40 mm).
Composed of a piriform cluster of hollow bulbs, many adorned with pyramid clusters, spool-shaped neck supporting three scrolled bars, hoop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon private collection, acquired 1950s-1970s.
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Polished amethyst gemstone with intaglio profile male bust created by the lateral drilling (rather than sculpting) technique creating a series of phalloi. 2.58 grams, 25 mm
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Byzantine Style Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Hinged suspension loop, two recessed halves hollow to the reverse, low-relief figure in orans pose to the obverse, geometric ornament to the reverse. 126 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired 1980-1990s. From the private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK.
Usually the reliquary crosses or enkolpia, were composed of two separate halves, inside of which a relic of a saint was contained; this could have been a piece of cloth or a bone. The practice, in the Orthodox Church, is still in place today, sometimes by using reproductions of ancient styles, like our specimen, probably realised at the beginning of the last century. -
Post Medieval Gilt-Bronze Signet Ring
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With a flat-section hoop, the almond-shaped bezel with a stylised lotus flower motif to each end, one end showing the stepped joint of the bezel to the hoop. 1.81 grams, 19.49 mm overall, 17.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Found Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK. Property of a UK gentleman, acquired May 1978. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an old identification ticket including provenance.
