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LOT 1246
Eastern Roman Terracotta Tesserae and Tablet Collection
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (10.2 grams total, 13-24 mm).
Including discoid, rectangular and other types with impressed Greek and other legends, standing figures and other designs. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Rostovtzeff, M., ‘The Caravan-Gods of Palmyra’ in The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 22, Part 1: Papers Dedicated to Sir George Macdonald K.C.B., 1932, pp.107-116, Pls. XXVI-XXVIII, for similar tesserae.
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LOT 1246
Eastern Roman Terracotta Tesserae and Tablet Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Carnelian Legionary Gemstone with Capricorn for Legio Fourteen Gemina
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid type with clasped hands beneath a capricorn, symbol of Legio XIV Gemina; chipped; supplied with an impression. 0.45 grams, 11 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Iridescent Turquoise Glass Unguentarium
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed of thick glass with a flattened base and a long, tubular neck with an everted rim; repaired. 44.2 grams, 12.5 cm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. -
Large Roman Bronze Basket-Vase with Swinging Handles
Roman Imperial, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Ellipsoid in plan, with a low basal ring, thick convex rim, and carination towards the front, lateral hinges, the knuckles formed as addorsed duck-heads, each with silver-inlaid eyes, a scrolled panel to the rear retaining the pivot of the ribbed D-shaped handles. 1.68 kg, 28 cm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1996. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 30th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12363-226688.
This vessel (lanx) was part of Roman and provincial bronze instrumentum domesticum, i.e. culinary or domestic utility ware. The form of the bowl resembles a type of helmet with carination to the front, the handles placed as hinged cheek-protectors.
