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LOT 0887
East Roman Silver Votive Figurine Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (3.61 grams total, 17-25 mm).
Comprising: figure wearing a floor-length stola, book under the left arm; bus with stub arms. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask with Iridescence
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With rounded body, swirl detailing and rolled lip at the shoulder, cylindrical neck and deep, tiered rim; internal shelf at shoulder level with small central opening; iridescence to surfaces; pontil base. 75.6 grams, 91 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. -
Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of mainly oblate and cylindrical beads restrung to a Y-shape. 8.3 grams, 39.5 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Bronze Weight with Three Goddesses
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Square panel with three figures modelled in the half-round - Isis Fortuna with a rudder, Minerva with a spear, Nona with a drop-spindle; to the reverse, lozenge within a ring with enigmatic 'VIKΠΔ' legend (bungled, for 'LIBRA'?). 78.7 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
