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LOT 0609
Roman and Other Jet and Glass Bead Group
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 5/8 in. (29.3 grams total, 9-15 mm).
Mainly comprising polished beads of various sizes and shapes, including facetted, barrel-shaped and cuboid types, together with examples with ring-and-dot motifs. [30]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Roman Marbled Amber Glass Vase
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Of squat carinated form, slender tapering neck with everted rim, decorative white marbling over the body. 47 grams, 85 mm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bust of Ceres
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Central motif of a bust of a goddess with modius (Ceres?); filling-hole in lower left field, voluted angular-tipped nozzle, base slightly raised. 41.3 grams, 80 mm
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
The lamp belongs to the type Loeschcke Type I C. This kind of lamp belongs to the early Flavian phase of workshop production. The discus decorations are related to amphitheatre and circus, to mythology, animals, everyday life, and symplegma. -
Roman Marble Lower Torso
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Statue fragment of the hips, buttocks and thighs of a nude female; mounted on a custom-made stand. 9.35 kg total, 26.5 cm including stand
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11955-209637.
