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Click here to subscribe3rd century AD. A silver ring formed of two gusseted round-section bands, the bezels with inset garnet cabochons. 9.32 grams, 23.42mm overall, 18.44mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring with keeled hoop, ellipsoid pads to the outer face, granulated collar to the bezel with inset garnet cabochon. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 204 for type.7.57 grams, 24.04mm overall, 17.96mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Property of a professional ancient art and jewellery expert; formerly with a London gallery; previously from a private British collection formed between 1970-1990.Very fine condition.
3rd century AD. A silver ring with round-section hoop and expanding shoulders, the bezel with inset garnet cabochon. 4.55 grams, 23.39mm overall, 18.14mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
3rd century AD. A bronze ring with triple bezel, inscribed in three lines 'VI I? / X?I? / V?I?'. 1.74 grams, 19.72mm overall, 14.33x18.04mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8) (3/4"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A gold finger ring with cell to the plaque, inset garnet cabochon. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 244. 1.59 grams, 19.73mm overall, 16.27mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A group of three bracelets comprising: a D-section black glass annular bracelet; a bronze penannular bracelet with ram's head finials; a large bronze penannular bracelet or arm-ring with beast-head terminals. 122 grams total, 6.4-11cm (2 1/2 - 4 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; formerly from an old private collection formed in the early 1980s. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd century AD. A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian gemstone, intaglio figure of Mercury(?) advancing with caduceus. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 200.5.25 grams, 24.93mm overall, 17.16mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (1"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection.Fine condition, nick to hoop.
1st-2nd century AD. A ceramic oil lamp with short nozzle, volute scroll to each side, the discus with Cupid riding a dolphin within a border, shallow basal ring. 57 grams, 10.3cm (4"). Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. An ellipsoid carnelian cloison with intaglio profile of the goddess Roma sitting with crested helmet, shield and spear, holding a miniature image of Victory in her extended hand; mounted in a later gold ring. 12.26 grams, 24.25mm overall, 18.86mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s.Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
3rd century AD. A substantial silver ring, a marriage of a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, flat scaphoid plaque with inset red jasper intaglio, engraved with an advancing lion on a baseline. 27.16 grams, 33.92mm overall, 18.36mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11) (1 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A gold ring comprising a flat-section hoop and flared shoulders, flat bezel with cell, inset cameo profile female bust. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 236, for type. 3.52 grams, 20.38mm overall, 16.64x12.37mm internal diameter (approximate size British B, USA 0, Europe -, Japan -) (3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A pair of gold rings comprising: one hollow-formed with keeled hoop, raised lozenge bezel; a smaller ring with D-section expanding hoop, bezel engraved with 'YP'. 2.5 grams total, 15-19mm (1/2 - 3/4"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. [2] Fine condition, gemstone absent.
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A gold finger ring formed as a snake with coiled tail and neck. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 117.3.51 grams, 17.00mm overall, 16.89mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.Very fine condition.
3rd century AD. A substantial gold finger ring with stepped bezel, cell with inset silver plaque, intaglio bust of Mars with crested helmet and sagum cloak. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 201, for type.24.45 grams, 26.21mm overall, 19.02mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From a London private collection of ancient jewellery formed since the 1980s; acquired on the UK and European art markets; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert, Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0140/02/06/2020. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
1st century BC-1st century AD. Three bronze containers for domestic use: a small weighing plate, a drinking cup embossed with concentric lines, and a ring pan with concentric grooves in relief. Cf. Boucher S., and Tassinari S., Bronzes Antiques I, Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle, Paris, 1976; see Grocock, C., and Grainger S. in Apicius: A Critical Edition with an Introduction and English Translation, Devon, 2006, for discussion on their use. 313 grams total, 81-13.7cm (3 1/4 - 5 1/2"). Ex important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. Dishes and other domestic containers of similar type were used in the Graeco-Roman world for centuries, and are widely described in the Apicius book of recipes. [3] Fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A rectangular lead plaque, one side with flying Victory holding a wreath, ring-and-dot decoration below; the other side with the goddess Venus, holding her hair with both hands, ring-and-dot decoration to the field. 12.2 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A collection of two blue glass amulets in Egyptian style; a glass green ring; two fragments of transparent blueish green glass with incised figures, and two yellow glass medallions with the head of Medusa. See Ancient Egyptian Glass and Faience, Part III; Christie's, London, 8 December 1993, lot 12. 9.4 grams total, 12-24mm (1/2 -1"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; formerly from an old private collection formed in the early 1980s. Roman glass objects have been recovered across the Roman Empire in domestic, industrial and funerary contexts. Primarily glass used for the production of vessels, although it has also been found to be used in mosaics, windows, mirrors, jewellery and games. [7, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. An ellipsoid jasper gemstone, intaglio profile female bust with hair dressed in a chignon, set into a later gold finger ring. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 305.10.46 grams, 23.60mm overall, 17.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market, 2000s.Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
2nd-3rd century AD. A small gold finger ring with disc bezel, intaglio stylised figure of Fortuna (Greek Tyche) with cornucopia in one hand and rudder (gubernaculum) in the other. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 187, for type. 1.64 grams, 14.69mm overall, 13.21mm internal diameter (approximate size British D, USA 1 3/4, Europe 1.15, Japan 1) (1/2"). From the private collection of a Leeds professional; acquired by gift from his grandfather in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition.
3rd century AD. A discoid votive lead plaque with billetted border and pelletted ring, central scene of a facing worshipper (Helen of Sparta) and tripod altar, personification of the sun with radiating beams to the right, stylised moon on the left, snakes over their heads, vegetation and punched annular motifs in the field, two cavalrymen (Castor and Pollux) flanking the central figure from left and right. See Gorny & Mosch (Giessener Muenzhandlung), 16th October 2001, lot 3454, for similar; see Strokova, L., Zubar V., and Treister M. Y., Two Lead Plaques with a Depiction of a Danubian Horseman from the Collection of the National Museum of the History of the Ukraine in Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia, 10,1-2, 2004, pp.67-76, for discussion and parallels. 107 grams, 69mm (2 1/2"). Property of a European collector; previously acquired on the UK art market prior to 1980. In the upper portion of the plaque we can see the personification of the moon (left) and the sun (right"). Two snakes over them usually connected to the concept of immortality. The woman in the middle is usually considered to be Helen surrounded by the Dioscuri (i.e. Castor and Pollux"). Both the Dioscuri are represented as the Danubian horseman. Lying figures are below the Dioscuri; under Helen's feet you can clearly see a tripod. The Thracian (Danubian) pantheon was very complex and historical information are mainly taken from Graeco-Roman sources (which of course translate those gods into the Graeco-Roman pantheon) and archaeological evidence. The Danubian horseman is interpreted by some modern scholars as Apollo, Zamolxis, the ancestors' divinity and so on; the two horsemen like the brothers of Helen, the Dioscuri. The figure is said to be Helen or for others, Bendis, the Thracian goddess usually holding a bow and spears. In a period of strong religious syncretism the representation of (the same) divinity was influenced by local cults. Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze snake ring with coiled body, the head perpendicular to its body, tail coiled, punched detailing to the body and head. 7.85 grams, 25.46mm overall, 20.54mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A gold finger ring with granule to each shoulder, beaded wire collar to the disc bezel with facing bust of Sol wearing a radiate crown. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 219, for type.4.50 grams, 19.67mm overall, 15.11mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.Very fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A silver ring with expanding D-section hoop, scooped shoulders and tall bezel, inset carnelian intaglio with a star motif. 7.11 grams, 26.31mm overall, 18.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
3rd-4th century AD. A gold finger ring with granule cluster to each shoulder, beaded wire collar enclosing a facing bust of Sol with radiate crown. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 221, for type.3.38 grams, 16.87mm overall, 14.15mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.Very fine condition.
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring with flat-section gold hoop, ellipsoid cell to the bezel with inset sardonyx(?) gemstone. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 206, for type. 1.59 grams, 15.44mm overall, 14.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (1/2"). From the private collection of a Leeds professional; acquired by gift from his grandfather in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition, hoop cracked.
2nd-3rd century AD. A silver ring comprising a flat-section facetted hoop with beaded collar to the bezel, inset panel with clasped hands motif. 5.53 grams, 24.76mm overall, 21.32mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19) (1"). Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
4th century AD. A silver ring with D-section hoop, lentoid bezel with an engraved image of Pan playing the pipes. 4.34 grams, 20.99mm overall, 17.97mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. Fine condition.
3rd century AD. A gold finger ring with applied granule cluster to the bezel and filigree hook below replicating a bunch of grapes. 5.00 grams, 20.52mm overall, 16.33mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A silver finger ring with integral ellipsoid bezel, intaglio advancing figure with helmet and spear. 4.67 grams, 19.4mm overall, 16mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9) (3/4"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd century AD. A bronze ring with raised bezel engraved with an image of cupid riding a hippocamp, fish(?) below; the hoop flat-section with expanding shoulders. 11.58 grams, 21.96mm overall, 18.04x16.65mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11) (3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze artefacts comprising: a small terret ring with a lozengiform plaque; a furniture or casket fitting in the shape of a lion's paw; a stylised ram figurine with stub legs. 147 grams total, 25-52mm (1 - 2"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. [3] Fair condition.
2nd century AD. A bow brooch formed as a standing stylised horse with crossbar to the rear legs, catchplate beneath the front legs; notched mane, incised saddle, ring-and-dot eye. 15.9 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th century AD. A bronze ring with flat-section hoop, columnar bezel with discoid intaglio engraved with an image of an advancing lion. 7.44 grams, 31.92mm overall, 19.72mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1 1/4"). From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
7th-13th century AD. A silver finger ring with plain hoop, granules to the shoulders, disc bezel with intaglio pelletted cross and bearded face of Christ with crown. 2.40 grams, 20.22mm overall, 17.42mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (3/4"). Ex Mr RWM collection; acquired on the US art market in the 1980's. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. A slender gold ring with disc bezel, openwork Maltese cross motif. 2.32 grams, 19.10mm overall, 15.76mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.
6th-8th century AD. A bronze ring rectangular-section hoop, oval bezel with two nimbate figures. 2.95 grams, 23.31mm overall, 18.66mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London collection, acquired after 1970. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
6th-8th century AD. A gold finger ring with keeled hoop, disc bezel with cross flanked by four busts(?"). 5.15 grams, 21.09mm overall, 16.72mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. A silver finger ring with flat-section hoop and disc bezel; incised image to the bezel of a facing nimbate bust over a fish, legend 'IC? - EUC / UNI - KON / TAK - AKA'' (ik?os? fish), with more text to the reverse and the inner face of the hoop. 11.39 grams, 21.51mm overall, 18.36mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (3/4"). Property of a private New York collection; formerly in a private US collection, since the 1980s. Fine condition.
6th-8th century AD. A silver ring with expanding D-section hoop, raised oval intaglio engraved with a monogram. 4.85 grams, 22.23mm overall, 18.80mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
12th century AD. A substantial silver-gilt ring with expanding D-shaped hoop, teardrop-shaped plaques to each shoulder, raised bezel with pelletted border, two cross potents with pellets flanking central star motifs. 19.27 grams, 28.54mm overall, 18.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (1 1/4"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
8th-10th century AD. A silver strap bracelet with substantial fastener formed as interlocking loops, cylindrical pins, cotter pin with securing ring, lozenge plate with reserved cross motif; band with ridged borders, incised tendril scrolls to the underside. 28.5 grams, 62.3mm (2 1/2"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. Fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A bronze D-section ring with raised lentoid bezel, the bezel with incised cross motif inset with glass cabochons, one absent, pointillé background. 7.14 grams, 23.5mm overall, 18mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th century AD. A silver ring with round-section hoop, discoid bezel inscribed with 'XEBO / I?ANN / OYS?EY / ??C'. 3.1 grams, 23.59mm overall, 16.13x20.13mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (1"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair gallery, London, in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. A gold finger ring with twisted wire hoop, rectangular cell bezel with inset onyx cabochon. 3.15 grams, 21mm overall, 19.04mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.69, Japan 19) (3/4"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair gallery, London, in the early 1990s. Very fine condition.
12th-15th century AD. A silver finger ring with stud to the underside, lentoid bezel with reserved bird motif on a vesica field, inscribed legend surrounding. 16.69 grams, 26.61mm overall, 18.32mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). Property of a European collector; acquired on the European art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. A silver ring with flat-section hoop, panels of X-motifs to the shoulders, raised rectangular bezel with two opposing busts flanking a central cross. 3.43 grams, 22.98mm overall, 18.81mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
10th-12th century AD. A silver ring with D-section hoop, applied hollow drum-shaped bezel with five inset garnets to the side, plaited rope border to each edge, the top with applied granulation and filigree forming a central flower motif. 13.35 grams, 34.50mm overall, 19.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21) (1"). From a home counties collection, formed 1970-1980. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
8th-9th century AD. A silver spoon with deep bowl, square-section handle with hatched panels, two addorsed birds to the finial with pierced lug between and suspension ring. 35 grams, 20cm (8"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in the collection of Mr S.M., acquired in the 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th-7th century AD. A hollow-formed silver finger ring with stepped shoulder and trumpet bezel, band of three bulbs to one side, inset carnelian cloison with intaglio standing horse. 6.46 grams, 27.96mm overall, 17.93mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1"). Ex Mr RWM collection; acquired on the US art market in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th-10th century AD. A group of six bronze weights comprising: two tabular; one biconical; one barrel-shaped; one facetted with ring-and-dot motifs; one rectangular with short handle. 89 grams total, 11-21mm (1/4 - 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [6, No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze figurine of a stylised male, large head with pinched nose and large protruding ears, one ear pierced, a conical cap on his head and separate coiled neck-ring around his elongated neck. 16.5 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A silver stylus with square-section upper shank, leaf-shaped lower shank tapering to a fine point, punched horse-shoe, pellet and ring ornament to both faces; the finial a trapezoidal block with gold leaf panel to one face, plaque with galloping horse modelled in the round. 23.2 grams, 15.7cm (6 1/4"). Property of a European professional; acquired by gift from his patient, archaeology professor Witold Dobrowolski (1939-2019) in the 1990s; Professor Dobrowolski was a lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology in Warsaw, and a long-time curator of the Ancient Art Collections of The National Museum of Poland.Very fine condition.
1st millennium BC. A silver pendant of a phallus with lateral ring and trumpet-shaped tail. 5.66 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd century AD. A silver finger ring with sloping fluted shoulders, three lozenges to the underside of the hoop, octagonal bezel with inset gilt pseudo denarius of Caracalla with 'IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P' legend dating to circa 198 AD. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 227, for type.14.60 grams, 27.12mm overall, 22.93mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (1"). Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.Fine condition. A large wearable size.
3rd-7th century AD. A chalcedony cloison with intaglio profile male bust with crown and garland, mounted in a later silver-gilt ring. 5.08 grams, 26mm overall, 19.43mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.0, Japan 20) (1"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition, intaglio chipped. A large wearable size.
3rd century AD. A substantial gilt bronze ring with thick keeled hoop expanding towards the shoulders, lentoid bezel with raised oval intaglio; the intaglio with opposing busts of laureated Gordian III and his wife, Tranquillina; the frontal figure of the goddess Ephesian Artemis to the centre. 44.55 grams, 37.4mm overall, 13.43x17.9mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (1 1/2"). From an old British private collection; acquired on the European art market.Fine condition. A large wearable size.
5th-7th century AD. An Arab-Sassanian nicolo intaglio gemstone with marriage scene, set into a later gold finger ring with hoop composed of conjoined bulbs, cup bezel with granules to the shoulders. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 464, for type. 10.87 grams, 25mm overall, 19.33mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.73, Japan 20) (1"). Property of a Suffolk collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze figurine of a standing male with extended arms, wearing a large neck-ring, stylised facial features and large ears. 49 grams, 77mm (3"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze items including one lozenge stamp seal accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 22 x 23 x 2 mm. This is a simple plaque, nearly square and thin, with two holes in the centre for suspension. the design on the face is geometrical: a simple cross from the middle of each side, and the quarters so created are filled with three V-shapes. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-1800 B.C. It is in very good condition.'; the rest comprising: a finger ring with discoid bezel; four toggle fasteners; a rosette pendant; a ribbed ring with eccentric hub and spokes. 106 grams total, 23-55mm (1 - 2 1/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection references U-148, Y-398, Y-583, Y584, Y-586, Y-589, Y-607, Y-747; academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. [8] Fine condition.
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