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LOT 0872
Roman and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 3/4 in. (26.57 grams, 40 cm).
Mixed group of stone, glass and faience beads with a conical feature bead at the centre; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
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Inset amethyst intaglio of a stylised human standing on a baseline with his arm extended in front; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.73 grams, 12.81 mm overall, 9.85 mm internal diameter
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, UK. -
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone of an Elderly Man
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Roman Bronze Eagle on Bull's Head
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Modelled in the round figure of a bull's head (bucranium) with an eagle with folded wings perched on the horns; hollow to the underside. 129 grams, 70 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
