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LOT 1009
Roman and Later Glass Bead Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/4 - 3/4 in. (50 grams total, 8-19 mm).
A mixed group of beads, including an etched Zi bead, folded glass and lampwork glass beads. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in London or Japan, early 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Restrung designer necklace string of tubular, oblate and other types with lozengiform centrepiece. 14.9 grams, 38 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Late Roman Glass Pendant
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Discoid with impressed monogram of omega surrounded by 'EON' legend. 2.27 grams, 24 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Roman Glass Cup with Wheel-Cut Lines
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
With biconvex body, dimple base, convex rim, wheel-cut circumferential bands. 131 grams, 95 mm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This form is similar to beakers produced in Roman Cyprus. The rim and the wall of these objects are very thin; in one similar beaker in the Cesnola collection they are less than 0.1 cm thick. They belong to the Vessberg beaker type A.II.α.
