Loading, please wait...
LOT 0135
Large Roman Octagonal Glass Flask
5TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (131 grams, 17.3 cm).
With a short tubular neck and trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear; octagonal-section facetted body, dimple base.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
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. Harden, D.B., Glass of the Caesars, Milan, 1987, no.98, for a similar octagonal jug; similar example in Metropolitan Museum, inv. no. 29.100.74.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0135
Large Roman Octagonal Glass Flask
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
-
Roman Marble Face Fragment
1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Plano-convex in section with exaggerated puffy cheeks and small pursed mouth; possibly from a putto in a figural frieze. 1.21 kg, 15.5 cm
Acquired in the 1992. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. 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. -
Roman Ochre Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of long tubular beads with a cylindrical bead to the centre; restrung. 10.5 grams, 45.2 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 Glass Janiform Ampulla
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Body formed as two addorsed putto-heads with long, narrow neck separated from the body by a constriction; funicular mouth. 48.9 grams, 11 cm
Ex Anita Zürrer-Bass (1928-2018), Switzerland, formed 1960s-1990s. Thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The body of this type of vessel is formed from two heads joined together at the back. The faces have protruding chins, full cheeks and turned-up noses. The hair, filling the space between the faces, is arranged into spherical curls. This kind of products were often realised in Syrian workshops and widespread across the empire. They are usually dated to the 3rd century A.D.
