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LOT 0139
Large Roman Green Glass Flask with Iridescence
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
11 1/4 in. (964 grams, 28.7 cm).
Thick conical body with short tubular neck, everted rim with bevelled lip, neck decorated with horizontally incised bands; some iridescence.
ProvenanceFrom the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès private collection.
with Artcurial, Paris, 25 March 2014, no.39.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12829-241333.
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.
Cf. Lightfoot C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, items 187-188.
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LOT 0139
Large Roman Green Glass Flask with Iridescence
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Ring with APA
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Keeled hoop with angled shoulders, oval bezel with incised legend 'APA[I]', probably an abbreviated personal name. 7.43 grams, 26.67 mm overall, 18.25 x 13.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of mixed graduated beads with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. 19.3 grams, 40.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In the Roman period there was a strong formal and chromatic diversity of glass beads used for necklaces and bracelets. The most common beads in forms were small biconical (lenticular), barrel-shaped, spherical and annular; the most common colours were dark blue, followed by green and yellow. The succession of glass beads often imitates jewellery made of costly materials (gold, silver, semi-precious and precious stones). -
Roman Carnelian Hare Amulet
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Finely carved crouching hare with long pointy ears, circular eye recess; mounted on a custom-made stand. 19 grams total, amulet: 26 mm, 45 mm wide including stand
French private collection. UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
