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LOT 0756
Roman and Other Black Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
18 1/8 in. (7.58 grams, 46 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate beads with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
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Life-Size Roman Republican Marble Portrait Head of a Man
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
Private portrait head of a beardless but aged man sculpted in provincial style to be full of character with pinched mouth and furrowed brow; the short hairstyle characteristic of Late Republican Rome; nose abraded; socket to underside for mounting on the display stand. 25.75 kg total, 50 cm including stand
Private collection, Auvergne, France, 1970s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00131545. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12477-228801.
In view of the fact that visual conventions (i.e. the Julian hairstyle) developed in the capital reached the “Romanised” provinces with a certain time lag, this portrait head was probably created in the Late Republican or Early Imperial Period. -
Roman Bronze Military Horse Harness Pendant Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a dished roundel with strap-sliders to the reverse, hinged ivy-leaf pendant below; separate pendant with openwork detailing. 50 grams total, 50-81 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Black Jasper Gemstone of a Republican Portrait
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Ellipsoid inlay with incuse profile bust of an elderly man with thinning curly hair, wrinkled brow and hollow cheeks; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.91 grams, 17 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
The piece has been restored after having been split into two parts, retaining a chip on the edge.
