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LOT 0789
Roman and Other Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
17 3/4 in. (23.3 grams, 45.2 cm).
Composed of beads of various types with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
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Roman Bronze Head
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Hollow-formed with long neck, abundant thick hair and beard, broad mouth; probably intended to represent an emperor. 440 grams, 10 cm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Military Buckle with Dog
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
An openwork D-shaped buckle with plate formed as a standing figure of a dog; accompanied by a handwritten note 'Roman Military. Bronze female baldrick mount surrmounted with a running hound. 3rd-4th cent. A.D. Rare.' 9.03 grams, 34 mm
Ex property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector. From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Folded Glass Bead
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Rounded in profile with symmetrically disposed design, created by the folding technique. 7.13 grams, 18 mm
London collection, 1979-1983.
