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LOT 0972
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Fighting Gladiators
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (62 grams, 82 mm).
Broad and squat with short stub nozzle, concentric rings to the base, row of impressed annulets to the shoulder, discus with central filler hole; low-relief scene of two murmillo gladiators in combat.
ProvenanceFrom a German private collection, 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under Object Number: 74.51.2022.
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LOT 0972
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Fighting Gladiators
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Roman Iron Ring with Figural Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The hoop expanding at the shoulders and the bezel set with an oval gemstone. 6.37 grams, 27.44 mm overall, 21.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue, brown, cream and white detailing; some with an impression of timber laths to the reverse. 1.28 kg total, 7.3-13.4 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. A red grenade fillet probably framed some panels. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colours over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Glass Gem
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With broad tapering shoulders, plaque inset with an ellipsoid intaglio profile bust. 6.92 grams, 24.70 mm overall, 20.35 x 16.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
