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LOT 1331
Roman to Post Medieval Artefact Collection
CIRCA 2ND-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (37.1 grams total, 20-46 mm).
Comprising: large lunula pendant, stone flint set in a metal pouch, discoid plaque with incised decoration to one face, ring with D-section hoop and tear-shaped bezel with incised bird in flight, heart-shaped pendant with punched decoration to one face. [5]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1331
Roman to Post Medieval Artefact Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Situla Mount with Gorgoneion
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a horizontal bar with a ledge to the reverse and base of loop above, segmented median panel, discoid panel beneath with facing male mask surrounded by radiating billets. 84.9 grams, 65 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The mask resembles the male gorgoneion in the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath, Somerset. The design is inspired by pre-Roman mythic themes but executed according to Roman taste. -
Roman Carnelian Ring with Greek Inscription
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Ellipsoid-shaped with lentoid-section hoop and flat plaque, inscribed legend 'ΔΗΦ'. 0.96 grams, 18.62 mm overall, 11.80 mm internal diameter
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Green Feldspar Gemstone with Goddess Ceres
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Lentoid in profile with a carved female figure dressed in a long dress, holding a sceptre in one hand and ears of wheat in the other. 0.39 grams, 11 mm
Ex London, UK, art dealer, 1985-1990. with Bonhams, 1 May 2008, no.309 (part).
