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LOT 1083
Eastern Roman Gold Pendant Bead Pair on Chain
3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (0.74 grams, 83 mm).
Comprising two domed discs suspended from a length of looped later gold-coloured chain. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private British collection, formed in the 1980s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Aubergine Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of graduated dark beads, the central feature a large tubular bead, restrung. 25 grams, 38.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Iridescent Glass Vessel
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a piriform body with everted folded rim to the mouth and iridescent surface. 17.4 grams, 91 mm
Ex London, UK, art market 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Figure of Harpocrates, the God of Secrecy
1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round, sitting with miniature double-crown, serpent arm-ring on left wrist, sidelock; fixing socket to right thigh. 145 grams, 72 mm
Private collection, Me. A., Florida, USA, early 1990s. European private collection, acquired in Germany, September 2000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12683-234609.
