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LOT 0889
Roman Vase Gemstone in Gold Ring
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (8.48 grams, 22.56 mm overall, 19.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
A cloison garnet intaglio with vase, flowers and seeds; set into a later gold finger ring comprising a broad hoop with beaded wire rims, scrolled shoulders with granule detailing, discoid bezel; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, before 1975.
Private collection, England.
Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 380, for type.
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LOT 0889
Roman Vase Gemstone in Gold Ring
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Plano-convex in section with reserved facing theatrical mask of Pornoboskos, or brothel-keeper, with bald head and bushy beard. 0.69 grams, 12 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
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Roman Bronze Hand-Standing Acrobat
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A statuette of an acrobat on a round, drum-shaped base, standing on his hands, body arching slightly and legs together; wearing a loin cloth and cap decorated with floral pattern; eyes inlaid with silver. 162 grams, 12 cm high
Ex property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13125-249637.
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Roman and Other Brown and Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of small yellow and orange beads with larger beads as a central feature; restrung to a Y-shape. 6.39 grams, 39 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
