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LOT 1059
Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 3/8 in. (38.6 grams, 36.5 cm).
Composed of mixed beads, including a large doughnut-shaped bead fragment as a central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1059
Roman and Other Mixed 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 Artefact Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including gorgoneion appliqués, bow-brooches and other items. 77 grams total, 24-51 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Roman Garnet Gemstone with Shrimp
Augustan Period, 1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
Ellipsoid in plan with intaglio crayfish motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.63 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman Marble Head of Eros
Early 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,650
With long, curly hair braided over the forehead and top of the head, turned to the left and slightly inclined; round fleshy face with narrow, almond-shaped eyes; possibly from a copy of 'Eros Stringing his Bow' by Lysippos (3rd quarter of the 4th cent. B.C.); mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.71 kg total, 23 cm high including stand
Private American collection, circa 1960. with Sotheby's, New York, 6 December 2006, no.128B. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13538-263101.
The original Greek work that may have inspired the Roman sculptors could be a sculpture by the 4th-century B.C. artist Lysippos, who created the cult statues of Eros at Thespiae. Various copies are preserved of this artwork, like the one in the National Museum of Liverpool (2nd century A.D., inv. no.59.148.93) and the one in the Hermitage Museum (inv. no. Гр. 3102 [А 199]).
