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LOT 1120
Roman and Other Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 3/4 in. (6.22 grams, 37.5 cm).
Composed of gently graduated red and orange beads, the central feature composed of two tubular beads and a rectangular bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1120
Roman and Other Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Terracotta Forger's Mould for a Constantine Coin
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a coin on each face. 4 grams, 27 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Roman Iridescent Blue Cosmetic Dish
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Featuring a squat body with slightly everted sides, wide circular mouth with a thick folded rim, concave base with a pontil mark. 183 grams, 10.7 cm wide
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
This was an elegantly shaped object with very precisely moulded dimensions, scooped out at the top and showing concentric circles on the flat base. It was used as a small dish for cosmetics. -
Roman Aqua Glass Bowl with Turned Lip
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Wide hemispherical bowl with rolled rim and an applied basal ring. 62.8 grams, 11.7 cm
From the collection of Dr Gerhard Muller-Afers, Speyer; thence by family descent. Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above.
