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LOT 0729
Roman and Other Artefact and Coin Group
4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/2 - 4 in. (194 grams total, 1.2-10 cm).
Including a harness mount stud, three bronze coins and a reproduction multi-spouted oil lamp. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman.
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AUCTIONS:
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Roman Tinned Bronze Bowl
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Hemispherical in profile with low foot, incised circumferential lines to rim; high-tin surface with silvery appearance. 177 grams, 10.3 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12234-222176. -
Roman Mosaic Glass Bead
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Biconvex in profile with mosaic pattern on a cream-white field. 9.77 grams, 21 mm
London collection, 1979-1983. -
Roman Glass Vessel
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With piriform lower body, extended cylindrical neck and flange rim; iridescent surfaces. 31.4 grams, 10.1 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This toilet bottle (Clairmont balsamarium type F) is characterised by the cylindrical neck with slight constriction at the bottom. Similar examples have been found in the Wadi Eshari, Jordan (Wadi-Es-Sir).
