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LOT 0578
Roman and Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
4TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 3 1/2 in. (190 grams total, 78-90 mm).
Comprising: a piriform lamp with birds and geometric motifs, low basal ring; a piriform lamp with raised pellets and other motifs; a rounded lamp with short nozzle, low-relief leaves and ring-and-dot motifs within geometric border, a hatched rectangle behind the nozzle, a palm branch underneath the nozzle flanked by crescentic lines and ring-and-dot motifs, raised nipple to base. [3]
Provenancewith Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0578
Roman and Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Roman Silver Dish
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
Shallow with thickened rim; encrustations to the outer face. 396 grams, 21 cm wide
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11631-199032. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Macedonian Lead 'MEP NA' Slingshot
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A biconical glans with an inscription 'MEP' to one side and 'NA' to the other. 28.4 grams, 27 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Double Horse Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Bow brooch formed as an arch with addorsed horse-heads with notched manes and punched detailing, ferrous pin and spring. 10.56 grams, 42 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
