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LOT 1199
Romano-British Bronze Human Figural Pendant
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (57 grams total, 73 mm high including stand).
With a conical body and oval head with low-relief nose and eyes, hair combed to the back forming an attachment loop; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound at Reculver, Kent, UK, in 1957.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.26.
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LOT 1199
Romano-British Bronze Human Figural Pendant
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Late Roman Bronze Ring with Gryphon with Snake
4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Substantial hoop and integral disc bezel, incuse winged gryphon motif in profile attacking a serpent. 8.17 grams, 28.17 mm overall, 20.90 x 21.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Glass Knucklebones Gaming Pair
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Each a miniature astragalus with surface detailing. 5.86 grams total, 17-20 mm
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s, by descent. -
Roman Amethyst, Gold and Garnet Bead Necklace
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Restrung group of graduated biconical amethyst beads with gold interstitial beads with granulation detailing, three crescent pendants, each with a cabochon gemstone to each of the finials. Cf. Christie's, 13 December 2013, no.297. 51 grams, 52 cm
From the collection of former Italian Ambassador Carlo Perrone-Capano. The majority of this collection was established during his period in office in Damascus during the 1960s. His later life was spent near Grantham, and his collection was disposed of by his descendants at Golding Young Chartered Auctioneers & Valuers, Arts & Antiques Surveyors. Christie’s, New York, 11 December 2009, no.401. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13123-248087.
Amethyst was widely used in Graeco-Roman Egypt. We know that the amethyst mines of Abu Diyeiba, near Semna, were in use from the time of Ptolemy VI through to the Roman era. Pliny says that Indian amethysts were the best, but he also refers to amethysts from Egypt. The Egyptian amethysts are typically flawed and of a pale, almost pink, hue. They were seldom set in gold and were most usually made into beads. Ptolemaic and Roman inscriptions and artefacts have been found at amethyst mines in Egypt’s eastern deserts.
