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LOT 1061
Roman and Other Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 1/2 in. (15.66 grams, 37 cm).
Composed of mixed beads and restrung to a Y-shape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1061
Roman and Other Green 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 Bronze Ring with Lion
Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With broad plaque and raised ellipsoid panel, incuse advancing lion with tail raised. 5.79 grams, 24.25 mm overall, 20.12 x 15.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
1st-3rd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a banded glass intaglio with a lion attacking a bull; a mottled blue intaglio with a profile bust; a carnelian intaglio with a profile bust; a rectangular cameo with the head of a putto; a carnelian cameo of a putto. 2.45 grams total, 8-13 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above. -
Roman Opaque White Glass Patera Bowl
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Cylindrical body perched on a wide, slightly concave foot; the shoulders splayed outwards, leading to a thick trumpet-style rim gently curving upwards. 32 grams, 66 mm wide
Ex S.M. collection, London, UK, 1970-1999. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
The shape of this small cup derives from metal vessels of the Early Empire period or from ‘terra sigillata’ earthenware. Similar vessels were found throughout the Empire during the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. Vessels similar to this one have been discovered in the necropolis at Kourion, Cyprus (dating to the first half of the 1st century A.D.), in 1st-century finds from Gaul, and in Egypt, though the specific find spot and date in the latter case remain undetermined.
