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LOT 0741
Roman and Other Ancient Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (148 grams total, 1-33 mm).
A large group of mixed beads in stone, lapis lazuli, glass, and faience. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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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Roman Bronze Horse Whorl Brooch
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With horse-head decoration to each arm, each head with punched ring-and-dot eye, and a similar motif to the centre; catchplate and hinged pin to verso. 14.9 grams, 41 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of 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 Glass Beaker
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With slightly flared sidewall, dimple base, thin rim; old collector's label to underside 'N-12843'. 42.3 grams, 91 mm
Private collection of an Italian Ambassador in Tunisia, acquired late 1960s-early 1970s. L.S., Switzerland, by inheritance. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Bronze Pricket Candlestick
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Pricket formed as a baboon crouching on a tiered base with bun feet; the animal wearing a pounced hood with tall octagonal-section spike above; mounted on a custom-made stand. 95.7 grams total, 99 mm including stand
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
