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Roman Gold & Glass Earrings
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1116831 (stock# g310)
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£345.00
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Gold & Glass Earrings
Roman Empire, c. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Superb pair of gold pendant earrings, each comprising a box-like square bezel with decorative medial flange and set with blackish-green glass inlay, 'open' gold wire loop and ring on reverse, supporting pendent collared piriform-shaped drop.
Gold and glass, 2.16 grams, 27 mm; 2.01 grams, 28 mm.
cf. Higgins, R.A. Greek and Roman Jewellery.
Provenance: Acquired on the London art market in the late 1990's.
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Greek Lunar Crescent Pendant with Garnet
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1116826 (stock# g333)
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£625.00
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Lunar Crescent Pendant
Thrace, 3rd Century BC
Gold pendant in the form of the lunar crescent, a shape closely affiliated with the goddess Artemis. Tripartite border to periphery consisting of striated, plait and single gold band; hemispherical sectioned granule to tip of either peak; striated suspension loop with row of granules at base.
For Roman parallel cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, Roman Jewellery (1991), Cat. No. 126.
2.5cm(H) x 2.1cm(D) / 1"(H) x 1"(D)
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Tang Dynasty Horse & Female Rider
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1096685 (stock# g225)
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£1495.00
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Tang Dynasty Female Rider
Tang Dynasty, AD 618-906
Terracotta horse and rider with extensive traces of original slip. Horse stands with feet approximating to form of parallelogram; moulded features including hogged mane, short stylised forelock and tail, wide alert eyes, flaring nostrils and open mouth baring teeth. Female rider sits stop moulded saddle blanket and saddle, her body twisted at the hips left; both arms crooked at the elbow in position of supplication in front of chest; sensi ...click for details
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Greek, Gold Cabochon Garnet Earrings
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1096684 (stock# g231)
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£1500.00
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Gold Cabochon Garnet Earrings
Greece, c. 3rd century BC.
A pretty pair of gold earrings comprising a cabuchon garnet set in a shallow circular bezel; attachment loop behind and suspenion loop below for amphora drop; the body of drum reel form flanked by gold wire handle on either side with granular rosette at top and bottom; pearl bead at base.
Open-hook on reverse.
Gold, garnet and pearl, approx. 2.50 grams. 3.7cm high.
cf. Higgins, R.A. Greek and Roman Jewellery.
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Marble Herm Bust of Zeus Ammon
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1088664 (stock# g122)
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£2500.00
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Marble Herm Bust of Zeus Ammon
Roman Empire, c. 2nd Century AD
Marble herm of the Romano-Egyptian god Zeus Ammon, with full beard and moustache; twin curling ram's horns on either side of head, flanking a central uraeus on forehead.
Reverse is flat and uncarved.
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue.
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