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LOT 0164
Life-Size Roman Marble Head
2ND -3RD CENTURY A.D.
11 3/4 in. (21.8 kg, 30 cm).
Carved in the round with full beard and head of curly hair, deep-set eyes and small mouth, possibly the philosopher Aristotle.
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1970s and 1980s.
From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12868-241366.
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.
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Ellipsoid intaglio insert with seated female figure beside an altar and holding a staff or spear, to her rear standing figure of Victory, winged and holding a wreath over the head of the seated figure. 2.73 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London 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. -
Roman Banded Glass Pyxis
1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Drum-shaped in profile with stepped rim; repaired. 87 grams, 60 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Roof Tile and Pottery Sherd Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A large quantity of variously sized fragments. 2.81 kg total, 3.1-10.6 cm
Found whilst searching in Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
N.B. This lot is for UK buyers only.
