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LOT 0974
Roman and Later Hardstone Gemstone Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 3/4 in. (9.78 grams total, 9-18 mm).
Including scaraboid with group of three figures, scene with Minerva and trophaeum, profile bust, seated figures and other types; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [7]
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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LOT 0974
Roman and Later Hardstone Gemstone Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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Roman Glass Cameo with Female Bust
1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Ellipsoid black glass plaque with profile female bust, hair dressed in a chignon. 1.82 grams, 18.58 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00011371. -
Roman Glass Flask
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a barrel-shaped body with a dimpled base, short tubular neck and an everted rim. 33 grams, 72 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Bronze Horse and Rider Statuette
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising: horse with one foreleg raised; rider with saddlecloth. 58 grams total, 48-54 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
