Lot 136*
A Roman gold and hardstone amuletic bracelet
2 October 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,000 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Antiquities specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot
Shipping (UK)
A Roman gold and hardstone amuletic bracelet
Eastern Empire, circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.
The gold bracelet in the form of a bangle, oval in section, each end wound spirally along the hoop, with seven amulets or beads, including an amber bead, a carnelian phallic pendant with gold mount, a spherical banded onyx bead, a pointed agate pendant suspended from a gold loop, an amber bead with drilled detail, a rock crystal pendant with gold mount, and a haematite pendant, 2¾in (7cm) diam
Eastern Empire, circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.
The gold bracelet in the form of a bangle, oval in section, each end wound spirally along the hoop, with seven amulets or beads, including an amber bead, a carnelian phallic pendant with gold mount, a spherical banded onyx bead, a pointed agate pendant suspended from a gold loop, an amber bead with drilled detail, a rock crystal pendant with gold mount, and a haematite pendant, 2¾in (7cm) diam
Footnotes
Provenance:
Nina Borowski Collection, Switzerland and France, acquired in the mid-1980s.