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LOT 0147
Late Roman Heavy Glass Flask
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (162 grams, 79 mm).
Squat in profile with plano-convex body, broad tubular neck, everted rim.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
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Drum-shaped base with gusseted sidewall, perching eagle modelled in the round. 4.14 grams, 24 mm
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Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury
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Modelled nude, standing on an ellipsoid base with mantle to the left shoulder and caduceus supported by the left arm, item (perhaps a marsupium) in the right hand, winged petasos to the head with bird perched above the left ear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 38.5 grams total, 82 mm including base
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