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LOT 1134
Miniature Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with the God Dionysis and PASAVIC Maker's Mark
2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (18.7 grams, 61 mm).
Squat in profile with pierced lug handle to the rear, stub nozzle; discus with low-relef female mask, sidewall with 'FVC' and 'VL' monograms, underside with 'PASAVIC' between pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1134
Miniature Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with the God Dionysis and PASAVIC Maker's Mark
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of brown, aubergine, grey, and other coloured beads with a large feature pendant, restrung. 32.7 grams, 40 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Iridescent Glass Unguentarium
Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bell-shaped body with a long tubular neck and a flattened rim. 25.9 grams, 13.9 cm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. -
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Roman Gold Ring with Gemstone of Silenus
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a flat-section facetted hoop with a raised collet set with a red carnelian intaglio showing the profile head of Silenus; the intaglio is of the 1st century and set in a 3rd-century ring. 2.58 grams, 22.25 mm overall, 18.29 x 17.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13534-263674.
The ring belongs to the type VI, variant 1, of Ruseva-Slokoska classification of Roman gold rings. Polygonal-ellipsoid hoops with sectoral planes cut on the outside of the massive hoop, widening and thickening towards the shoulders, are typical of the 3rd century A.D.
