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  • Roman Bronze Statuette of Venus
    Roman Bronze Statuette of Venus
    1st-2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860

    The goddess of love rising from the sea, standing nude and bearing the weight on her right leg; her head turned to the right and looking down, finely worked facial detailing with marked eyelids and shallow pupils; the bountiful hair tied back in a low chignon with six long ringlets falling on her shoulders, wearing a diadem; a narrow sash wrapped around her back, holding one end pressed against her left breast and the coiled end held in her right hand; standing on a pedestal base. 281 grams total, 16.5 cm high including stand



    Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12747-236332. 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.

    The goddess is depicted in the act of girding her chest with a fascia, similar to the one illustrated in the famous mosaics of Piazza Armerina, where the band is worn together with a subligaculum that covers her lower parts. It is modelled after a real two-piece bath costume of the ancient Romans.

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  • Roman Black Glass Bead Necklace String
    Roman Black Glass Bead Necklace String
    1st-4th century A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Restrung group of biconical, cylindrical and other beads. 8.8 grams, 31.5 cm



    Ex 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 Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
    Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
    1st-4th century A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

    Composed of mainly oblate beads interspersed with variously shaped larger beads, central feature an opaque teardrop-shaped pendant with irregular fragment beneath; restrung. 9.48 grams, 37 cm



    Ex 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 Black Glass Bead Necklace String
    Roman Black Glass Bead Necklace String
    1st-4th century A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

    Restrung group of spherical, annular, drum-shaped and other beads. 14.8 grams, 30.5 cm



    Ex 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 Bronze Apollo Statuette
    Roman Bronze Apollo Statuette
    2nd-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690

    A lar figure of Apollo depicted nude with a tall and slender body, carrying a quiver on his back, the right arm raised and holding a patera, left hand holding a branch(?), laurel wreath on his head; standing on a square pedestal base. 144 grams, 10.5 cm



    Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. 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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  • The Harston Roman Terracotta Floor Brick Framed Display
    'The Harston' Roman Terracotta Floor Brick Framed Display
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

    Comprising fourteen rectangular bricks and fragments set in a wooden box frame. 1.39 kg total, 20 x 20 cm



    Found Harston, Cambridgeshire, UK. Ex M. Graham collection, UK. 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 Glass Jar with Zig-Zag Trail
    Roman Glass Jar with Zig-Zag Trail
    4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

    Squat with a wide everted rim and broad base indented towards the centre; applied zig-zag trail connecting the flange rim to the shoulder, seven pinched projections below; green weathering and some iridescence. 93 grams, 78 mm wide



    Acquired from a North London, UK, gentleman. Ex Times Ancient, Bristol, UK, with stock no.K422. 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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  • Late Roman Bronze Ring with BADA
    Late Roman Bronze Ring with BADA
    4th-5th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

    With expandable hoop and narrow bezel inscribed with 'BADA'. 4.14 grams, 23.09 mm overall, 19.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)



    Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. 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 Bronze Hanging Cooking Vessel with Chain
    Roman Bronze Hanging Cooking Vessel with Chain
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £975

    Hemispherical bowl with basal ring, three pierced lugs to the rim, three short lengths of chain each with a flat-section bar and suspension hook. 713 grams, 35.5 cm



    Ex Audrey Davies, 1960s-1970s. Acquired by the current owner from the above. 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 Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
    Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
    1st-4th century A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £60

    Restrung group of graduated oblate and other beads, central feature composed of larger irregular fragments and a bulbous pendant. 5.73 grams, 38.5 cm



    Ex 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 Glass Flask with Iridescence
    Roman Glass Flask with Iridescence
    1st century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

    An iridescent glass unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 118 grams, 15 cm



    From an important London collection of glass, 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 Mixed Bead Necklace String
    Roman Mixed Bead Necklace String
    1st-4th century A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

    Restrung group of tubular, biconical, drum-shaped and other beads in glass, ceramic and stone. 12.65 grams, 40.5 cm



    Ex 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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