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LOT 0632
Romano-British Bronze Military Ring with Eagle and Standards Gem
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.83 grams, 26.40 mm overall, 17.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)).
Sturdy hoop, broad plaque with inset glass stud with perching eagle flanked by military standards. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Britain.
Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, UK, in the 1990s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 215, for type.
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LOT 0632
Romano-British Bronze Military Ring with Eagle and Standards Gem
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Roman Glass Vessel
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £56
With flattened discoid body and tall neck with flared mouth, applied rim. 20.5 grams, 10.6 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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Roman Silver Statuette of Aesculapius God of Medicine and Healing
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Standing wearing a loosely draped himation, with caduceus resting on the right hip; mounted on a custom-made stand. 75 grams total, 55 mm including stand
Ex Ancient Art, North London, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Etrusco-Italic Bronze Figure of Young Hercules
Archaic Style, circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Modelled in the round figure standing in advancing pose with the right hand raised and fist clenched; left shoulder and arm covered with the skin of the Nemean lion and left hand modelled hollow; hair cut short and textured. 307 grams, 12cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12515-232159. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
