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LOT 0626
Fragmentary Roman Glass Bottle Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (123 grams total, largest: 13 cm).
Including unguentaria and other types in iridescent, amber, aqua and other glass. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex London gallery, 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 Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
A graduated group of mainly oblate beads restrung to a Y-shape. 11.3 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. -
Roman Buckle with Animal Heads
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D-section loop with two opposing stylised animals with gaping jaws, incised detailing. 3.14 grams, 23 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Mosaic with Kantharos and Vines
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
An attractive rectangular panel of mosaic tesserae with central ribbed kantharos executed in coral pink, amber-yellow, and green segments with tiered foot; issuing from the scaphoid opening two vines with curled tendrils and trefoil leaves in pale green; white field with grey-black border; restored and set into a mid 20th century reinforced mortar matrix. 56 kg, 67.5 x 67.5 cm
Acquired in the 1950s-early 1990s. From the Igor Karmiloff (1925-2016) collection, UN economist and author of Flashbacks, Icons of Impermanence, Bloomington, 2009. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12746-233888. 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 motif of the kantharos, krater or amphora with vines emerging from the mouth is widely represented in classical art and was seemingly a popular motif for the mosaicist with examples found in areas as widespread as North Africa and northern Britain. The origins of the motif are probably to be found in the cult of Bacchus (Greek Dionysos) with its ritualised drunkenness expressed in the vine which gives rise to the grapes to be transformed into wine, and the drinking cup from which it is received. In later Roman times, the motif was reinterpreted as Christ (the Eucharist symbolised by the cup) from whom the vine grows representing the spread of the Christian message and the growth of the church (Watts, 1991, p.208).
