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LOT 0642
Roman and Later Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 3 in. (207 grams total, 10-75 mm).
Including a bow brooch, finger rings, tabular lead-alloy trade weight and other items. [25, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s-2000s.
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Roman Fitting in the Form of a Female Bust
Coptic, 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Carved bone with concave reverse; profile female bust with neatly dressed hair, himation at the shoulder; old collector's label '10' to the reverse. 17.81 grams, 49 mm
European collection formed in the early 1980s. with Bonhams London, 27 April 2006, lot 356. Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. -
Roman Blue-Green Glass Ampulla
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Slightly concave base, a piriform body with tapered shoulders, a lightly corseted neckline beneath a cylindrical neck, and a splayed rim with an in-folded lip. 81 grams, 11.6 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The ampulla was, in Ancient Rome, a small round vessel, usually made of glass and used for sacred purposes. The term can also refer to later flasks, often flatter and without handles, typically used as pilgrim souvenirs. Materials include glass, ceramics and metal. An unguentarium is a bottle believed to have been used to store perfume. Such vessels were often produced in Gaul. -
Roman Pale Green Mould Blown Glass Flask
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
With bulbous-bodied bearing a chevron motif in relief to the body; the vessel has a short cylindrical neck and broad flange rim; iridescent surfaces. 55 grams, 91 mm high
Fine condition.
Paris collection, 1990s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection.
