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LOT 0691
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (64 grams total, 21-27 mm).
Including square bezel with incised hatched saltire, scaphoid bezel with vesica, lozenge bezel with saltire, and other types. [12]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. similar medieval rings in Leahy, K., Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, Dress Fittings & Ornaments, Coggeshall, 2020, pp.272ss., PAS nos.SWYOR-F79217, NLM-E8DFF6, HAMP-06D639.
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LOT 0691
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Roman Gemstone Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including advancing rear legs of a lion, profile bust, Minerva with spear and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3 grams total, 8-12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Silver Ring with Animal
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Featuring a D-section hoop with angled shoulders and the bezel with a creature facing left. 6.05 grams, 23.52 mm overall, 16.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of God Sucellos
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Modelled in the round with luxuriant hair and beard, bare-chested with a short kilt and belt; left arm extended straight and right arm bent upwards. 36.7 grams, 69 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Sucellos was the Gaulish strong-man deity, usually shown with a hammer in his raised hand and a pot in the other.
