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LOT 0973
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
1ST-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (30.3 grams total, 15-25 mm).
Comprising: a large ring with a lentoid bezel bearing four ring-and-dot motifs; a slender ring with a rectangular bezel with five ring-and-dot motifs; a ring with a rectangular bezel with traces of niello; a ring with angled shoulders and a circular bezel with a Greek inscription; a slender ring with a circular ring set with a round cabochon; a flat-section ring with grooved circumferential lines; a ring with angled shoulders; a ring with keeled hoop and a lentoid bezel; a ring with keeled hoop and lentoid bezel with linear motifs. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0973
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Inscribed Bifacial Lead Pendant with Names of the Archangels
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular pendant with two loops on the upper edge with Greek inscriptions referring to the archangels, one side with the inscription 'PAΦAHΛ', (Raphael); the other side with reversed inscription reading 'ΓABPHIΛ' (Gabriel); repair to one loop. 4.97 grams, 27 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Stepping Horse Statuette
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stylised figure of a horse in a dynamic pose with elongated body and legs, set on a rectangular footed base; likely a marriage. 35.5 grams, 52 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Glass Bead and Pendant Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: three melon beads and one melon pendant; a hexagonal bead imitating an emerald crystal; a large oblate bead with 'eye' motifs; a black pendant with a large loop and applied red dot decoration; a mosaic glass disc with lizard skin-like decoration; two polychrome beads with trails; a bag-shaped pendant with two tubular sockets; and two oblate beads. 41.2 grams total, 7-23 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
